there just aren't enough hours in the day.Īgain, I'm not debating the validity of copyright infringement and such. They have countless other battles to fight, so much that someone could probably rat out EUO's garbage can tile to EA and they still wouldn't do shit. We're talkin' about thousands of dollars for EA just to make a beef about a garbage can tile that is not directly recognizable as being associated with the UO brand. each country recognizes the other's copyrights), EA would have to hire an Australian law firm to fight the case and manage it from here in the U.S. and Australia are part of the Berne Convention (i.e. The problem with Cease and Desist letters is that they're completely useless if you're sending them to a place where your laws have no jurisdiction. Anyone can write up a Cease and Desist letter and send it to anyone else. When coming from a law office or major corporation they're often just a template that's been filled in by some third-string assistant with the top lawyer's name squiggled on the bottom line. Such companies don't hire their lawyers based on their sense of humanity and fair play.Īnd as far as CEASE AND DESIST letters go, they are basically a warning shot. I'll go so far as to say 'Fucking insane' applies.

I hear ya brotha and, truth be told, *most* corporate legal departments are insane. The Developer also got a nice gift from EA legal in the form a seize and desist letter or two.( get my point). Once upon a time there was a flash 'defence' type game that used UO sprites that recived praise from both UO players and UO devs alike. Inkfoo wrote:You forget that EA´s legal team is also insane.

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