Forum :: Announcements :: Copyright woes

This includes:

• Official EO Map files (especially modified originals)
• Official EO Pub files (especially modified originals)
• Images containing any EO artwork (including screenshots and signatures)

No EO servers (EOServ-Main and EOServ-Test) will be hosted here until completely custom pub and map files made (if that ever happens).

Advice for server hosters:

If you wish to keep running an EOSERV server legally delete ALL map and pub files from your server, right now, and follow these steps:

• Re-create all pub files yourself, try not to exactly copy EO (taking inspiration from it is OK) - it is fine to use their graphics here since you're only storing a number (which the EO client happens to associate with copyrighted artwork). If you have a copy of the pub files open copyingtheitems line by line this would still be plagiaurism. If you complete a set of pub files, feel free to post them on this forum for others to use.
• Create map files manually, taking inspiration from EO should be fine again, just don't copy them tile for tile (you may as well be copying them byte by byte in that case). This is a big job, but if you're not up for this then you can never legally host an EO server. Keep in mind you don'tneedto immediately re-create an entire world, start with a few maps and work your way up (once my map editor is finished this should be a lot easier)
• Do not host Endless Online clients or graphic files on your website (especially modified ones). If you want to modify EO graphics distribute them in a patch form (aka. only containing changed information, not the original graphics)
• To be extra safe, do not use any EO artwork at all on your website. This includes screenshots of the game.

Oh wtf.. that's abit intense.. Wouldnt happen to be Arvid would it.

So Asshole is going to try to sue us if we use any of EOs files? /dickmove

Syran posted: (12th Jul 2009 03:51 pm)

So Asshole is going to try to sue us if we use any of EOs files? /dickmove

Sausage posted: (12th Jul 2009 03:54 pm)

Syran posted: (12th Jul 2009 03:51 pm)

So Asshole is going to try to sue us if we use any of EOs files? /dickmove

Wouldn't Vult-r have to be the one to sue everyone? I can't really imagine that happening.

Fuck rules.

You mentioned Eoserv a lot, but not seose... Do these rules apply to soese, or just eoserv? And honestly, with all the people making their own servers I highly doubt arvid has the time or money to sue everyone...

Sausage are the Gfx files Illegal?

like couldn't we just upload the edited gfx file?

I read what you said about the gfx files but i just want to be sure

If you don't host the GFX files, it's fine.

Hold on, is it only illegal to post links to an private server using the GFX files? In this case, is it ok to still host a server with the GFX as long as we don't advertise it online?

The graphics files aren't hosted by you. Unless you have a custom client and upload it.

The map and pub files are however and they belong to Endless Online. The server sends the files to the client. Which is considered a copyright violation according to the crazy shower singer.

Ok- so, is there any way in which we could sort of assign full credit of the maps to arvid as to get around claiming them as our own? So we could still use them, but it would be perfectly known that we did not make them. Is this possible?

Midnight_Magic posted: (12th Jul 2009 07:17 pm)

Ok- so, is there any way in which we could sort of assign full credit of the maps to arvid as to get around claiming them as our own? So we could still use them, but it would be perfectly known that we did not make them. Is this possible?

Well, I honestly don't think that a company with a game like endless that can't even control the players constantly hacking into their game is capable of suing everyone. But, to be on the safe side I'll just have to create my own version entirely... As long as I can still use the gfx files I'm good- but that would mean recreated all the pub files. Hm.... I suppose it'd be a fun project. :/ Once an easier to use version of the mapeditor comes out I'll start that. Until then my server will be down...

lmao so i should be re doing my site? www.never-nights.co.nr xD