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 On the other hand, several players reacted more positively to the guidelines, with some mentioning security breach issues and major controversies that happened in some tournaments or within the community, such as [[VGBC]] or the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025175508/https://twitter.com/Miss_JoyCon/status/1717166241230577751|title=NVR <nowiki>|</nowiki> Deathspade @ BLM on X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025175508/https://twitter.com/JonComms/status/1716852740096241914|title=Jon Cartwrighton on X}}</ref> YouTuber {{sm|Technicals}} notably reacted with pride, claiming it was "his perfect victory",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025175508/https://twitter.com/Technicals_/status/1716910625996308689|title=Technicals on X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025175508/https://twitter.com/Technicals_/status/1717269947154391041|title=Technicals on X}}</ref> which caused strong reactions from the community.  In addition, many tournament organizers within the Japanese ''Smash'' community reacted with less skepticism. Within hours of the announcement, many prominent Japanese TOs came up with several solutions on how to deal with the guidelines. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SchoolFromSean/status/1716835523468410904|title=Sean from School's Tweet on Japanese TOs}}</ref>
-Moon Channel, a lawyer [[YouTube]] channel, released a video<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exm8xCSQ9AY&ab_channel=MoonChannel A Lawyer Analyzes Nintendo’s Tournament Guidelines - VG Law Review]</ref> giving some legal analysis regarding the guidelines. He speculates that rather than necessarily "cracking down" on events, believing that they are more of an olive branch. With US copyright laws extending largely worldwide through trade agreements, its grey areas become problematic, resulting in less certainty and thus more regulation by the company is required; to illustrate this point, he cites Nintendo's hands-off approach with its fanbase in Japan. With Nintendo's uniformity in guidelines, it becomes reasonable to speculate that this isn't a crackdown a la fan games, but more of an IP protection measure. Moon Channel goes on to mention that while third party controllers are listed as banned in the guidelines, this is actually a commonality in most guidelines, and Nintendo's own End User Licence Agreements, and is not actually enforced, being used as, again, an IP protection measure; these aren't laws, but policy. Furthermore, he argues that these guidelines are for community tournaments rather than supermajor events, as stated in the guideline's introduction, and that by following these rules, it could aid in reconciliation between Nintendo and the ''Smash'' community at large. Thus, Moon Channel infers that they could result in a more stable community, criticising big content creators for pushing back, noting that while the full licence agreement hasn't been published, said licences being provided are discretionary.
+Moon Channel, a lawyer [[YouTube]] channel, released a video<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exm8xCSQ9AY&ab_channel=MoonChannel A Lawyer Analyzes Nintendo’s Tournament Guidelines - VG Law Review]</ref> giving some legal analysis regarding the guidelines. He speculates that rather than necessarily "cracking down" on events, believing that they are more of an olive branch. With US copyright laws extending largely worldwide through trade agreements, its grey areas become problematic, resulting in less certainty and thus more regulation by the company is required; to illustrate this point, he cites Nintendo's hands-off approach with its fanbase in Japan. With Nintendo's uniformity in guidelines, it becomes reasonable to speculate that this isn't a crackdown a la fan games, but more of an IP protection measure. Moon Channel goes on to mention that while third party controllers are listed as banned in the guidelines, this is actually a commonality in most guidelines, and Nintendo's own End User Licence Agreements, and is not actually enforced, being used as, again, an IP protection measure; these aren't laws, but policy. Furthermore, he argues that these guidelines are for community tournaments rather than supermajor events, as stated in the guideline's introduction, and that by following these rules, it could aid in reconciliation between Nintendo and the ''Smash'' community at large. Thus, Moon Channel infers that they could result in a more stable community, criticising big content creators for wanting to run unlicensed tournaments in protest, noting that while the full licence agreement hasn't been published, said licences being provided are discretionary.
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