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Just legal bullying. Good luck fighting an army of lawyers that are also lobbying the system. That being said all of that would be civil suits so if emulator creators don't earn money they don't have much to lose but the ability to continue the work.
Nintendo got one guy's paychecks garnished for the rest of his life. So even if you have no money there is a lot to lose.