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TPB:
--- Quote from: Mameroom on January 20, 2008, 08:12:18 pm ---Some disgruntled BYOAC members decided to purchase our DIY plans and offered to freely distribute them on BYOAC. A clear violation of the Cybertech Designs copyright.
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Agreed,
Given your explanation of the circumstances (which I was unaware of),
No-one could stand by and watch their ideas and plans, which are your intellectual property, and a saleable product, be bandied around for free.
It is understandable that you needed to address the situation.
Mameroom:
...yes (thank you), it was one of those things that seems to get picked apart and blown out of proportion all to quickly in here.
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: Mameroom on January 20, 2008, 08:12:18 pm ---...I think what DOES matter, is how comfortable consumers are doing business with a DOT COM company. Because, whether they know it or not...anytime they order something online...they are in EXACTLY the same situation as what has transpired with SlikStik....you just don't hear about it all that often.
The term "Buyer Beware" has probably been heard by almost everyone in this forum...but never had to deal with it personally. That's why I feel it is important in running an online company, that customer support and service come first.
--- Quote ---The users "Mameroom", "VMJ Team", and "CyberPunk" are all related.
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Yes, that is correct:
VMJ Team...when posting for Digital Innovations LLC
CyberPunk...when posting for Cybertech Designs LLC
Mameroom...when posting for Mameroom Designs LLC
...all alive and well.
I'm glad someone found that link...proves what I was trying to say earlier...people NEED something to complain about, even way back then.
Clarification on the "lawsuit" issue (since someone is truely "digging" now). Some disgruntled BYOAC members decided to purchase our DIY plans and offered to freely distribute them on BYOAC. A clear violation of the Cybertech Designs copyright. Saint handled the situation and it's all water under the bridge. Props to saint (as always).
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So, are all of those usernames the same guy sitting behind the keyboard, then? All Scott?
lob:
Perhaps it's a "God thing" ;)
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Mameroom on January 20, 2008, 08:34:18 pm ---...yes (thank you), it was one of those things that seems to get picked apart and blown out of proportion all to quickly in here.
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FWIW - as I remember there was a bit more of a wrinkle to it than that.
Something like the plans used to be free or used to have no copyright restrictions on them and then Scott (Cyberpunk) decided to sell them on his site, but the question was whether the original plans that were obtained for free and did not have the copyright on them could be freely distributed.
The answer came down to a legality that copyrights can be applied retroactively unlike trademarks and patents (I am not a lawyer), so since they were Scott's (Cyberpunk's) IP, he could specify how they could be distributed.
But as Scott said, IMHO, the BYOAC members interpretation at the time was incorrect, Saint handled the issue properly, and it is (and should remain) water under the bridge now.