Judith on 28/3/2019 at 13:42
I know what fair use is, and it only applies in the US. Other countries and jurisdictions have similar laws like that, and their own names for it. But that's not the case for modified LGS assets, as those are derivative works, which are forbidden by the EULA, and NewDark itself violates EULA section on software disassembly and reverse engineering. Marzec asked whether those assets are ok from legal point of view, they aren't, even in Poland. It's that simple.
marbleman on 28/3/2019 at 13:58
Why is Marzec's site still up? The copyright police are already on their way.
Unna Oertdottir on 28/3/2019 at 14:15
Let's assume, Judith is correct. Does anyone care after 20 years? LGS, EIDOS? Both are resting in peace.
GOG and Steam are happy that they can sell 2 old games, they get NewDark support for free.
Some modified textures don't bother anyone. You can't do anything with them - without the full game.
trefoilknot on 28/3/2019 at 14:23
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The only thing legal here is the right to have delusional opinions and false sense of authority, on this and other matters.
Oh my goodness, the meta-irony is just *too* delightful!
Purgator on 28/3/2019 at 14:41
Scenes from the Ttlg Forum retirement home...
Independent Thief on 28/3/2019 at 15:03
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Scenes from the Ttlg Forum retirement home...
Good one! :laff::joke:
Copyright Commandos strike again!
Tomi on 28/3/2019 at 15:40
Why is Judith taking so much flak in here for answering what was actually asked? Yes, the copyright owners (whoever they may be) most likely don't care at this point, but that still doesn't make it legal. It's like crossing a quiet road in the middle of the night and walking through red lights when there's no traffic anywhere to be seen - most likely nothing will happen, and even if someone saw you, they probably wouldn't care, but it still wouldn't be legal.
Judith on 28/3/2019 at 15:43
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Let's assume, Judith is correct. Does anyone care after 20 years? LGS, EIDOS? Both are resting in peace.
Some 70 years after copyright holder's death (not sure about dissolving of business entity). Eidos isn't dead though, it was bought out by Square Enix. Sure, they're probably a bunch of nice chaps there, who prefer to have their classic brand kept alive and being talked about decades after release, but then again, that wasn't what Marzec asked about. And while Poland is probably viewed as one of the lesser markets by any AAA publisher, there were cases here, when a movie distributor sued some amateur translators, who were doing their job faster than the company ones, translating some Korean or Japanese movies that were to be published officially.
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Oh my goodness, the meta-irony is just *too* delightful!
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Scenes from the Ttlg Forum retirement home...
You're like that driver in a joke, who thinks that everyone but him is driving against the traffic, so the irony is delightful indeed.
Judith on 28/3/2019 at 15:55
Quote Posted by Tomi
Why is Judith taking so much flak in here for answering what was actually asked? Yes, the copyright owners (whoever they may be) most likely don't care at this point, but that still doesn't make it legal. It's like crossing a quiet road in the middle of the night and walking through red lights when there's no traffic anywhere to be seen - most likely nothing will happen, and even if someone saw you, they probably wouldn't care, but it still wouldn't be
legal.
Thank you, that's basically it :)
Random_Taffer on 28/3/2019 at 16:08
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