My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
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My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
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Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#2You made a map, then someone used the map. Isn't that nice? If someone using the work you published on the internet is a big problem then contact them, and if they won't remove it then file a lawsuit. This comes off as the rantings of a childish whiner.
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#3Furious? He just got a pay day — I'm sure he can find a lawyer to take the case on contingency. Should be a pretty quick settlement.
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#4What likely happened:
Developer needs an official MBTA map. They do an image search. That map is one of the first five results. They take it from there and use it.
Seems like getting "fucking furious" is a bit overkill.
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#5You made a map, then someone used the map. Isn't that nice? If someone using the work you published on the internet is a big problem then contact them, and if they won't remove it then file a lawsuit. This comes off as the rantings of a childish whiner.
> If someone using the work you published on the internet is a big problem then contact them, and if they won't remove it then file a lawsuit.
Sounds like exactly what he's doing:
"I am attempting to open communications with them now to ask where they came across the image, how it ended up in their game (with very pointed questions about their approvals and legal process), and what kind of compensation I can expect for the theft of my work."
Not exactly "childish" whining.
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#6Yea, I think the author could have approached this issue with a little more grace.
He should have tried to contact Naughty Dog and try to work something out before spiddling his rage into that post.
Then, if Naughty Dog chooses to ignore the author's claims of copyright infringement, he could make a big stink over it. Personally, if I was the author, I'd be honored to be in a game of that magnitude at all. In other words, it should be a good selling point for the author from now on.
"Oh yea, you know that best selling, perfect game, The Last of Us? Yea, they used some of my art in there... Oh yea, no big deal."
Truthfully, if they had contacted the author before incorporating it into the game, and they found out it would cost money, they probably would have found another map, or make one of their own. A company that large has the man power to make a subway map.
I won't argue that the author has a right to be upset, but don't just start some type of flame war against a company that people love right now.
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#7I wish he'd just handled this in private. If they refuse to settle then sure, complain online. But this could have very well been on honest mistake that could have been quietly settled out of the public eye. Now this is going to end up being far more of a big thing that it really had to be.
Also the use of the screenshot without permission may also be copyright infringement.
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#8You made a map, then someone used the map. Isn't that nice? If someone using the work you published on the internet is a big problem then contact them, and if they won't remove it then file a lawsuit. This comes off as the rantings of a childish whiner.
> You made a map, then someone used the map. Isn't that nice?
Yeah, if that map was free to use, then sure. But that's not the case.
It's become all too common I see this type of argument used in cases where big name studios rip work of others without attribution. This is an extremely weak (not to mention somewhat offensive) argument which is analogous to telling a rape victim "you should be happy the rapist found you attractive."
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#9You made a map, then someone used the map. Isn't that nice? If someone using the work you published on the internet is a big problem then contact them, and if they won't remove it then file a lawsuit. This comes off as the rantings of a childish whiner.
How do you suppose that line of argument will pan out when someone uses it this way: "You made a game, then I downloaded it and used it! Isn't that nice?"?
I think the guy is right to be furious - the game industry depends on copyright and actively litigates copyright infringement. To do that while also being actively involved in copyright infringement is the height of hypocrisy, and fully deserving of sneering public ranting.
If you want to live by the "copying is theft" interpretation, you need to be prepared to be held to account for "stealing".
Re: My Boston T map used in “The Last of Us” PS3 game
#10Yea, I think the author could have approached this issue with a little more grace. He should have tried to contact Naughty Dog and try to work something out before spiddling his rage into that post. Then, if Naughty Dog chooses to ignore the author's claims of copyright infringement, he could make a big stink over it. Personally, if I was the author, I'd be honored to be in a game of that magnitude at all. In other w…
> Personally, if I was the author, I'd be honored to be in a game of that magnitude at all.
You'd be selling yourself short then. If you had any confidence in your work, you would not be flattered just because some project that happens to have been created by hundreds of people ripped you off.