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Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Re: Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Post by chrismcb »

devwastaken wrote: post #3

In other news, Blizzard pays less than $1000 to make sure modders can't make starcraft better than they can.

That is $1000 more than Blizzard was obligated to pay. Of course in the long run Blizzard is spending more than $1000 on this guy.

Re: Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Post by sparaker »

failrate wrote: post #12
rweichler wrote: post #7

You'd have to pay me way more money than that to keep such a pungent cultural artifact buried. What a shame!

I would have returned it after I made a personal copy... maybe.

Who is to say this guy didn't do the same :)

Re: Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Post by taurath »

FullMtlAlcoholc wrote: post #6
justicezyx wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am particularly confused by Blz's rationale. Valve basically own a significant fraction of its success to community: CS (based on modder produce) Dota2 (bought from a modder); these 2 are their big revenue sources. While Blz seems always intended to disallow any modder involvement at all. Most Tower Defense games own their popularity to the early days of SC and warcrfatIII. And Dota is basically just a warcraft III…

>Valve basically own a significant fraction of its success to community: CS (based on modder produce) Dota2 (bought from a modder); these 2 are their big revenue sources. I simply do not understand this. Moders created an entirely new genre and basically brought Competitive Gaming to the masses, yet Blz won't allow modding on Overwatch. I've had discussions with people who support this and their rationale basically b…

I'm not so sure. Skin sales are the entire business model of Dota2 and LoL - the difference is who develops the skins. Valve has shown they rarely want to be involved in dlc and skin creation, they've always been community first in that sense.

An RTS or an RPG lends itself to modding tools better than an FPS in general.

Re: Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Post by devwastaken »

chrismcb wrote: post #11
devwastaken wrote: post #3

In other news, Blizzard pays less than $1000 to make sure modders can't make starcraft better than they can.

That is $1000 more than Blizzard was obligated to pay. Of course in the long run Blizzard is spending more than $1000 on this guy.

No, actually, if they want their product back, they are obligated to pay however much is necessary to do so. They have no leverage other than that. They're spending a very tiny amount of money to repress something that would become quite popular without them.

Re: Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Post by jfoutz »

I would never want to go up against blizzard legal, but I have a hard time with the "trade secret" bit when the box came from eBay. The guy didn't sign a contract with blizzard.

I have cds with intellectual property on them. It's not like he's copying it all willy nilly. No different than finding a manual of procedures for some random organization.

The only "real" risk seems to be possessing stolen property (maybe, could have been a gift or souvenir). But stolen 20 years ago and never reported.

I can't understand how keeping the disk is particularly bad. But good for them for giving it back. I think it belongs in a museum, but back home at blizzard is ok too.

Re: Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard

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Post by ilugaslifg »

Vekz wrote: post #16

Heart breaking relevant reddit threads: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/640iem/foun... https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/68xzxt/star...

Jesus christ. They successfully bought him off with $20 worth of flimsy plastic crap and company scrip. What a miserable shame.
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