Author Topic: Create custom content for a game and get sued! (Read 378 times)

Swoop · « **on:** February 10, 2005, 10:20:54 AM »

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/10/tecmo_sues_xbox_game_hackers/

Short version:

ninjahacker.net getting sued by Tecmo Inc for creating custom stuff (like skins) for Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive 3, and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.

Also included in the suit, filed January 21st in Illinois, are up to 100 anonymous users of the site, whose identities the company vowed to unmask. Tecmo want somewhere between $1000 and $100,000 per skin swapped over the website.

Honestly. A bunch of gamers decide they really like a game, create a crap load of extra stuff to go with it and get sued for their efforts.

SOB · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2005, 10:42:05 AM »

How incredibly worthless.

fd ski · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2005, 10:47:05 AM »

i'm torn on this one.

On the one hand, company is an evil regime behaving like an idiot.

On the other hand, anyone who would PAY and PLAY game like this
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/doaebvolleyball/default.htm
deserves to go to jail...

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2005, 10:49:04 AM »

But Ski, that game has the booby simulator!!!

Virtual boobies for everyone!
-SW

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2005, 01:34:14 PM »

You want to hate Billy Jeff? Forget everything else. The man deserves your scorn for signing this ridiculous bill into law.

The DMCA needs to go away.

Pei · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:54:08 PM »

Wonder what happens when they try and apply a similar standard to people's cars?

Mini D · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:21:58 PM »

Quote

The harm isn't just to the wholesome values of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball...

That line made reading that stupid article worthwhile.

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2005, 01:28:21 PM »

Hey I can see IEN networks next source of income.. they had user skins for ages.