- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Frnksnbns
There is no way M$ or Bungie could sue for lost profit. They would be two different games altogether and there is no way to prove that giving away game X takes profits from game Y.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY DON"T RUN ON THE SAME OS
The whole idea put forth by the mod is laughable.
Furthermore, Microsoft would be suing Halo CE modders making H2 maps if they were genuinely concerned about "lost profit."
Will M$ try to sue you? Yes, they sue everyone, but I wouldn't let these scare tactics fly if I were you.
Bottom line, contact a lawyer before you start.
ok, now think about this. someone goes out there, buys a copy of a movie, then writes down all the lines, and recreates the movie and then releases it for free.
it can quite obviously be proven, if there is a loss of profit, where it came from. and it is copyright violation to recreate exactly a movie. they would have to rewrite the script in order to remake the movie.
the bottom line is that even if you don't rip ANY DATA from the disk, you still are stealing concepts, storyline, and script from bungie.
if you actually go through with this, which i discourage very much, MAKE SURE you contact bungie, microsoft, and a lawyer and MAKE SURE microsoft and bungie give you permission to do this.
as for the multiplayer maps, i ask you, what profit are they losing?
let me remind you that the purpose of this halo 2 mod is to provide an alternative to halo 2 for windows vista. right in the purpose of the mod is the loss of profit. THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO MAKE LESS PEOPLE BUY HALO 2. how is that not loss of profit?