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Post subject: Re: Our patches being sold...
PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:36 pm 
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Just to double check... Patches of ours that they have are.. Cocoron, DOAII, Lennus2, Mystic Ark, and Just Breed.... Ranma 1/2... Anything else?


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Post subject: Re: Our patches being sold...
PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:17 pm 
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Draken wrote:
Just to double check... Patches of ours that they have are.. Cocoron, DOAII, Lennus2, Mystic Ark, and Just Breed.... Ranma 1/2... Anything else?
Those are the six TF mentioned in an e-mail. I believe that's it.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:46 pm 
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I already sent a letter. And I used my personal contact info so we'll see what comes of it.


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Post subject: Re: Our patches being sold...
PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:18 am 
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Doh... That's what happen when you go to bed... Someone beats you to it... I guess sending another one wouldn't hurt, but I guess we'll wait to hear what sort of response you get.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:57 am 
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I saw a post on RHDN that seems to relate to this problem, hence I'm pasting it here, see what you guys make out out of it.

"I am just passing the word along because this may be useful to fan translators and ROM hackers.

Many people have complained about the http://www.gamereproductions.com selling their work, so I decided to do something about it. As of today, he is no longer selling Der Langrisser.

I filed a DMCA takedown request with his Web host, after which HostMonster.com disabled his page and contacted him. He removed the Der Langrisser translation from his offerings and the site is back up.

The way I did this was by using a CreativeCommons license that forbids derivative works to license our patch software. This effectively required all users to break the license agreement to use our patch. Therefore, any website hosting or selling a patched Der Langrisser ROM became open to DMCA takedowns from both our team and Extreme Co., Ltd.

I also embedded two of my original font designs in the game in binary, because the US Supreme Court has already ruled that the binary representations of fonts – not their actual appearance – are subject to copyright: this was an ace in the hole in case my CreativeCommons plan failed.

You can find the wording of my takedown request and the logic behind why it works in the attached thread. I hope this will be useful to other fan translators seeking to exercise some control over the sale and distribution of their work.


Relevant Link: (http://board.byuu.org/viewtopic...&t=12 ... =15#p25250)"


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:26 am 
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btw- TF, did you send an e-mail to the owner of the site or to the site's server?


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:35 pm 
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Draken wrote:
btw- TF, did you send an e-mail to the owner of the site or to the site's server?


To the server. They've just replied

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Hello,

Thank you for contacting the Legal Department.


We have contacted the owner and have requested the violation be removed, or we have removed the offending website. If you ever come across sites that are violating our Policies, please feel free to contact us again.


Please feel free to contact us again if we can be of further assistance.



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:45 pm 
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Ah cool, good work TF.
Does that mean all of our patches had to be taken down from his site?


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:56 pm 
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Red Soul wrote:
Ah cool, good work TF.
Does that mean all of our patches had to be taken down from his site?


ATM, They're still there, but if they aren't removed in a timely manner, believe me I will be contacting them again :)


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Post subject: Re: Our patches being sold...
PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:21 pm 
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Also saw patches from AGTP, RPGE, Twilight Translations, Transcorp, MIJET and more.
I may be overreacting here but I really think all the groups should take a combined action to disallow such actions as profting from patches,
otherwise we may risk unwanted shadows looming the hobby we put so much love and effort on.


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