Recent content by Riley Pizt

Nowhere do I see any credit of implemented game design ideas or input for Wing Commander games from people who were not employed or contracted by the companies developing those games (which is what I stated in my previous post). Well, genius, given that fact what do you think the company's...

I don't know whether EA's legal department is going to do anything about this remake or not, but it is much better to wait and see than to contact it and force its hand. It is far more likely that if this release is brought to EA's attention it will take action to stop its further distribution.

I think the developers and file hosts should do nothing unless EA brings it up. By your own accounts, EA is well aware that your sites host fan-made mods and other material. The Privateer remake is simply one more in that long list. You may like to think that's how game development works...

No servers are at risk. If you receive a takedown notice, you simply remove the specified files. No one is going to come confiscate your servers or shutdown your site completely. Sourceforge has remove material from its servers before per proper request from copyright holders. It's no big...

That is absolutely ridiculous reasoning. The only thing you will accomplish by rocking the boat now is to turn it over prematurely.

Slashdot effectively exists so that naysayers and wannabe lawyers can practice their "craft" over the Internet. The bottom line is that the hosts of any files which might infringe copyright which are located in the United States are immune from liability so long as they comply with any...

Well, since you are a host/ISP, the DCMA exonerates you of any infringement, so you shouldn't lose any sleep over it. If you receive an official takedown notice, comply and you won't have anything to worry about.

Thanks for the link.

Yes, I should have read the thread all the way through before responding. Then, again, the post to which I replied is a "hot button" topic for me.

"Privateer" is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts (serial no. 74298485). So, no, this game can't legally use the "Privateer" part without permission. As far as end users are concerned, if a user has a legitimate copy of the original Privateer game (and I do), that user can legally...

I wish idiots like you would stop playing lawyer on the Internet. A copyright cannot be weakened by lack of or selective enforcement by the copyright holder. Trademarks, yes. Copyright, no.

I downloaded and installed the Windows version of this Vega Strike mod, and I noticed that whoever put the installer together hid the GPL license agreement file (license.txt) in the \units\demon subdirectory. The GPL license agreement should go with the README and other important text files. I...