I'm aware. been playing Vin since open beta as well as DFO so I'm familiar with the hacker problem there. still, its free to play, i don't get it x.xMrBrightside919 said:
DMCA Forces Massive MapleStory Lawsuit Win
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Ah, Maplestory... The game that stole the most hours of my life ever, with The Sims in second place...
Believe me, this isn't the first time a private server not only got shut down but the operator got a pretty hefty charge for it too. We're talking millions of dollars. I can't remember the name of the server though, but it was a pretty big deal at the time.
Believe me, this isn't the first time a private server not only got shut down but the operator got a pretty hefty charge for it too. We're talking millions of dollars. I can't remember the name of the server though, but it was a pretty big deal at the time.
I've had some great memories with Maple Story, but I've outgrown it. Hitting cute cartoon pigs in the face with a frozen fish just isn't fun for me anymore...
That said, the Kerning City music is fucking awesome to this day.
That said, the Kerning City music is fucking awesome to this day.
The problem is that the case wasn't deafened. The rule of thumb when dealing with commercial cases is that you get about 1/3 of the damages asked for. If you don't turn up and defend a case you and you don't present a counter argument to the court then the debate is going to be between the plaintiff and the court. Lawyers for the plaintiff are always going to ask for maximum damages, its the job of the lawyers for the defendant to say why they shouldn't get it.
The award of $398 was never going to stand and with or without the DMCA it would been overturned on appeal.
The award of $398 was never going to stand and with or without the DMCA it would been overturned on appeal.
I still play Maple Story. There's just something about an MMO that doesn't hit you in the wallet every month and has a level 200 cap instead of a piddly level 90.
That being said...this fine for the private server seems excessive considering the lack of comparable profits. Actually...they should say they refuse to pay until Nexon does something about all the advertising spammers that constantly show up. ESPECIALLY since they've gotten bold and started using Super Megaphones and whispers to advertise.
That being said...this fine for the private server seems excessive considering the lack of comparable profits. Actually...they should say they refuse to pay until Nexon does something about all the advertising spammers that constantly show up. ESPECIALLY since they've gotten bold and started using Super Megaphones and whispers to advertise.
Clearly we don't have enough legislation and need to add one of the PIPA/SOPA/ACTA/CISPA clones to make sure companies never walk away without every offending participant jailed in addition to massive fines.
As far as the comment about Copyright law goes, from a technical perspective, this -is- the sort of thing that copyright law was made to protect. Maple Story -is- actively using this property and to copy it outright with a private server is a violation of copyright law, even in its original, not completely bullshit form. Its appropriate for maple story to win the case, but the amount awarded is ridiculous.
As far as the comment about Copyright law goes, from a technical perspective, this -is- the sort of thing that copyright law was made to protect. Maple Story -is- actively using this property and to copy it outright with a private server is a violation of copyright law, even in its original, not completely bullshit form. Its appropriate for maple story to win the case, but the amount awarded is ridiculous.
I'm sure Nexon will take the money they just won (assuming they get it) and put it right into the game to make it appeal more to those on the UMaple server. Right?
/sarcasm off
/sarcasm off
I understand why it's wrong, but that doesn't mean it fits into the legal definition of copyright infringement. If they built the new server software themselves from scratch, they've not infringed any copyrights in doing so.Fiad said:
Were they distributing pre-modified copies of the game or something? I can see how that would fit.
P.S. Thanks
All I can think of to say now after seeing the amount they we're awarded was "Good luck getting that buddy".
Ciao.
Ciao.
Thats like Notch (and Mojang) trying to sue a minecraft server that accepts donations. It doesn't make any sense at all. If they started selling the game, then maybe a there'd be a problem.
And people wonder why I hate the modern game industry.
And people wonder why I hate the modern game industry.
I remember Maple Story.
I had a quest to kill 9 blob rabbits. I thought, 'cool'
Upon turning it in, I got a quest to kill 99 of the same blob rabbits. I though, 'ugh'
Upon turning it in, I got a quest to kill 999 of the same blob rabbits.
I promptly stopped playing.
I had a quest to kill 9 blob rabbits. I thought, 'cool'
Upon turning it in, I got a quest to kill 99 of the same blob rabbits. I though, 'ugh'
Upon turning it in, I got a quest to kill 999 of the same blob rabbits.
I promptly stopped playing.
True but the idea is the same. It's a third party multiplayer server accepting donations to stay afloat. There shouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, some companies feel entitled to the money of non-profits just because their game was used.ElPatron said: