In 1982, Sheinberg was quoted saying, "You'd better start saving money to pay your attorney's fees, I view litigation as a profit center" during a meeting to get Nintendo to pay Universal royalties for Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" franchise. Later when Universal sued Nintendo, this quote was brought up in court. Nintendo was found non-infringing, and it was also revealed that Universal knew "King Kong" was in the public domain all along. (See also "Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.)"