KickStarter Free Stars: Children of Infinity - upcoming Star Control 2 sequel from original creator Fred Ford

[Strange Fellow]

A visual representation of Stardock's attitude towards Ford and Reiche's intellectual property:

 

[Elestan]

For any who might be interested, some of the people on the UQM forums have put together a Fan FAQ about the lawsuit. It includes a timeline, links to all the court, trademark, and copyright filings, and brief primers on some of the legal concepts.

Frogboy tends to deride it as the work of "armchair lawyers", but hey, it's a wiki, so if any of you see a place to improve it (with properly sourced material), feel free!

 

[Cael]

For any who might be interested, some of the people on the UQM forums have put together a Fan FAQ about the lawsuit. It includes a timeline, links to all the court, trademark, and copyright filings, and brief primers on some of the legal concepts.

Frogboy tends to deride it as the work of "armchair lawyers", but hey, it's a wiki, so if any of you see a place to improve it (with properly sourced material), feel free!

Stardick has to deride it because he knows he is proceding on the flimsiest of pretences. If people were really to look deeper into his shit, they would realise it for what it is: FRAUD.

Better to nip it in the bud before it gets more attention.

 

[Elestan]

For any who might be interested, some of the people on the UQM forums have put together a Fan FAQ about the lawsuit. It includes a timeline, links to all the court, trademark, and copyright filings, and brief primers on some of the legal concepts.

Frogboy tends to deride it as the work of "armchair lawyers", but hey, it's a wiki, so if any of you see a place to improve it (with properly sourced material), feel free!

Stardick has to deride it because he knows he is proceding on the flimsiest of pretences. If people were really to look deeper into his shit, they would realise it for what it is: FRAUD.

Better to nip it in the bud before it gets more attention.

Since Stardock's latest filing includes a request for an injunction that could shut down the Ur-Quan Masters project, I think it's safe to say that we're motivated to look deeper. Not that we can really do much about it, but at least we're less likely to be caught by surprise.

 

[Cael]

For any who might be interested, some of the people on the UQM forums have put together a Fan FAQ about the lawsuit. It includes a timeline, links to all the court, trademark, and copyright filings, and brief primers on some of the legal concepts.

Frogboy tends to deride it as the work of "armchair lawyers", but hey, it's a wiki, so if any of you see a place to improve it (with properly sourced material), feel free!

Stardick has to deride it because he knows he is proceding on the flimsiest of pretences. If people were really to look deeper into his shit, they would realise it for what it is: FRAUD.

Better to nip it in the bud before it gets more attention.

Since Stardock's latest filing includes a request for an injunction that could shut down the Ur-Quan Masters project, I think it's safe to say that we're motivated to look deeper. Not that we can really do much about it, but at least we're less likely to be caught by surprise.

Not if we are kept in the dark. And one method of keeping people in the dark is to viciously deride any scrutiny.

Note that stardick has stopped posting here and went on a full campaign of character assassination and "nothing to see here; move on!" after the whole thing blew up. Before that, he was in full propaganda mode about how magnanimous and respectful he is in not touching Fred and Paul's IP.

The best thing any fair minded, ethical person can do is to boycott stardick forever. Hit them in the wallet. That is the only thing that stardick and his ilk would react to.

 

[Elestan]

Since Stardock's latest filing includes a request for an injunction that could shut down the Ur-Quan Masters project, I think it's safe to say that we're motivated to look deeper. Not that we can really do much about it, but at least we're less likely to be caught by surprise.

Not if we are kept in the dark. And one method of keeping people in the dark is to viciously deride any scrutiny.

Well, the docket is public, and while Stardock has banned most of the people posting contrary narratives from the forums it controls, there is ample discussion taking place on UQM, Reddit, and Qt3, among others.

 

[Cael]

Since Stardock's latest filing includes a request for an injunction that could shut down the Ur-Quan Masters project, I think it's safe to say that we're motivated to look deeper. Not that we can really do much about it, but at least we're less likely to be caught by surprise.

Not if we are kept in the dark. And one method of keeping people in the dark is to viciously deride any scrutiny.

Well, the docket is public, and while Stardock has banned most of the people posting contrary narratives from the forums it controls, there is ample discussion taking place on UQM, Reddit, and Qt3, among others.

Constant dismissal and putting down the opposing narrative also helps to drive the narrative that stardick is in the right and that there is nothing to see. Lazy millenial shits who worship the Kardashians will start taking it as gospel. Just look at the witch hunt that is the #MeToo movement. We even have politicians demonising ALL males here in Australia because a woman got raped and murdered by a retard. An actual mentally disabled twerp. That kind of constant demonising works, which is why we see the support that stardick gets, when there should really be torches and pitchforks outside their offices.

I predict stardick's SC would be the equivalent of Fallout 3 for the franchise.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Constant dismissal and putting down the opposing narrative also helps to drive the narrative that stardick is in the right and that there is nothing to see. Lazy millenial shits who worship the Kardashians will start taking it as gospel. Just look at the witch hunt that is the #MeToo movement. We even have politicians demonising ALL males here in Australia because a woman got raped and murdered by a retard. An actual mentally disabled twerp. That kind of constant demonising works, which is why we see the support that stardick gets, when there should really be torches and pitchforks outside their offices.

I predict stardick's SC would be the equivalent of Fallout 3 for the franchise.

There was already a Fallout 3 of the franchise. It was called Star Control 3.

 

[Black]

wtf
why are copyright laws so retadred

 

[Cael]

There was already a Fallout 3 of the franchise. It was called Star Control 3.

This would be the FO3 DLC, then. The one with the bloated HP sacks.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Wow. Stardock is playing legal hardball.

What started as a legal disagreement that required arbitration has now escalated into all-out war where there can be only one winner that takes all.

The worst part is that whomever wins, us Star Control fans lose.

 

[Strange Fellow]

That last point, if true, is pretty fucking disgusting.

 

[Cael]

Wow. Stardock is playing legal hardball.

Trying to mask illegal seizure of other people's property utilising the favourite weapon of the left: lawfare.

Anyone who still think Wardell is anything but an arrogant criminal bully needs to get his head read.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Stardick is now officially a laughingstock. Even the 'dex who was proudly fellating them a few pages ago now see their true colours.

Should have stuck to something useful Windows skinning or bringing back the Start menu instead of going bargain bin shopping for a beloved franchise to rape.

 

[Cael]

Stardick is now officially a laughingstock. Even the 'dex who was proudly fellating them a few pages ago now see their true colours.

Should have stuck to something useful Windows skinning or bringing back the Start menu instead of going bargain bin shopping for a beloved franchise to rape.

Fellating? Criminal Cat was downright indulging in character assassination and defamation in order to defend his banging butt buddy Wardell. He even said that it was right of Wardell to "defend his "investment"".There was some serious ass-to-mouth action happening between the two.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

We all know that you're retarded and autistic you know, there's no need to prove that anymore.

 

[Grauken]

At least he has integrity, can't say the same about someone who supports a known shitshow like Wardell

 

[Cael]

At least he has integrity, can't say the same about someone who supports a known shitshow like Wardell

You are now speaking a foreign language where these fanbois are concerned. "Integrity" is completely alien to their physiological and mental makeup. As long as it is their side that is doing it, any and all crimes are forgiven. They are as bad, if not worse, than leftards.

 

[Grotesque]

Stardock puffs the chest and shows its fists because they're too ashamed to admit that they duped themselves like the morons they are when they thought they purchased the complete rights of the Star Control franchise.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Watch out, lots of shit ratings incoming from Starcock suckers.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Wow, only 3 Wardell rentboys so far? Edge harder faggets, more dumb ratings will make you right, for sure.

 

[Dexter]

1) This is from like 5 months ago, so it's not really news: https://www.dogarandkazon.com/blog/2018/3/18/strange-settlement-on-an-alien-planet In fact it was posted about on page 8 of this thread: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...d-ford-legal-drama.118642/page-8#post-5534804
2) They haven't provided any receipts for any of their claims, they should provide those if they want anyone to believe their claims instead of "paraphrasing from legalese", people are able to read themselves. These claims are also not part of their lawsuit:



3) This apparently hasn't stopped specific individuals from reiterating over their butthurt in several threads regarding both these lawsuits or the game.

Pre-Ordered the game and awaiting the results of the lawsuits with bated breath, hope Frogboy takes the arrogant Activision buttbuddies to the cleaners.

 

[Grauken]

All I get from this is that Wardell is bending backwards to steal their ip by putting his own, questionable interpretation of how the law works

 

[JBro]

They shouldn't have been cunts in the first place.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

So many fags defending a bunch of has beens who had one good idea 25 years ago but now after making a fortune by making the equivalent of gambling figurines for children through parent blackmail, have a middle age crisis and desperately try to convince people that they're still kewl hardcore gamers at heart, after making complete shit for longer than some people here were born.

I'm with Wardell 100% here. He NEVER gave us up. He still makes games FOR us, without ANY compromises.

Fuck those whiny losers.