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UFO:AI on Ebay??
blondandy:
--- Quote from: "Zenerka" ---I hope all of you are aware of the fact, that if anyone will remove the stuff released under CC-Attribute-NonCommercial, he is free to sell the rest stuff in UFO:AI and that will be pretty legal.
--- End quote ---
The small print of his advert says LGPL. He is not allowed to do that. (GPL is contagious).
I think the sell it on ebay for a small fee (and direct shoppers to get it for free in the advert) is a reasonable strategy. will need to cover the cost of posting on ebay.
Destructavator:
Ebay just wrote back, I got about the same message BlondAndy did, I would have to go through the VERO program and fax in the form to get any further.
Speaking for myself, I'm not really interested in a lengthy drawn-out legal battle that could take a year before settlement. Yes, we could probably eventually win in court, and yes we could win money plus the cost of court and legal fees, but I personally don't think it is worth it.
Posting an ad that says the game is free from this website seems to make more sense, although it can't be done for free from Ebay (at least on the U.S. site) and I don't personally have the spare money for a monthly listing fee (as a matter of fact, I'm progessing slowly out of debt right now).
At the very least, perhaps something could be posted on other websites or this one that people should not pay money on Ebay for the game?
I also noticed that this game shows up on IGN, Gamespy, Mobygames, and a number of other gaming sites that normally show info about commercial games. These other sites tell the truth that it is free, although some of their entries have older versions and don't have complete listings (such as a link to this project website).
Any other ideas?
zippythezip:
I have emailed a customer who purchased the game to complain to ebay.
I know from experience that ebay really dont care about customer relations.
I will see if I can warn anyone else by putting a warning on the main notice board.
Consultant:
How about mentioning this on the ufoai main page as a news item? That way ebay should quickly get sufficient complaints.
zippythezip:
A customer who purchased the game says
"This seller is selling a specialized version of the free game- he offers a few different functionalities that aren't offered on the free version, but the functionalities being offered also cause the game to be a little unstable-"
No idea what changes have been made.
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