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Re: Legal sofware question
[Re: amy]
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the problem is an issue of morality like amy said. truth is, there are millions of people who use illegal software. some of them dont even think there is a problem because you can easily aquire it online. but when you try to publish a commercial quality project and there is something that was used illegally and this "thing" is recognized, now you have a legal issue. in the u.s. there are pirate watchdogs! agencies who have a sole purpose of finding and procecuting people who pirate software. i have seen the fbi bust dj's and booths in the flea markets, so i know some people take it very seriously. i just think it's better to be safe. there is something called "guilty by association".
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Re: Legal sofware question
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10/31/09 19:51
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@amy:
But if morality is the main argument that would mean that there are no other (harder) consequences.
For example: I read somewhere on the site (can't remember now where) that if game is found to be developed with illegal copy of GS, ownership of that game will go to the GS team. That's a financial consequence.
If 2D art in my game is made with illegal software can that become problem at some point? If there is no time when software used for development is relevant then I don't see a (financial) reason for legality to be relevant and that can't be right?
@Blink:
I heard about anti-pirat agencies but these would have to check every single file in the game and read data about software used to create file? Does Adobe, Autodesk or Sony hire someone for that sort of work?
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Re: Legal sofware question
[Re: Ganderoleg]
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10/31/09 20:06
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yes, that is a problem, especially in the u.s. here you dont pass the rights only, you go to jail and have to pay a large fine. illegal is illegal. i don't buy games and send e-mails to whatever company designed the game and ask,"oh, by the way, was any part of this project made with illegal software"? i don't think it can even be traced unless it maybe a model, sounds or background music or picture copyrighted by someone. so, yes it does boil down to a moral issue.
My Famous Quotes: "Hip hop is like a virus, infecting everyone and everything around it. Every form of media has some way,shape or form, assimilated hip hop into it." It has also mutated into other strains like, trip hop, house, rap, gangster, and conscious forms. Once you are infected with it, its with you for life."
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