Another Perspective

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Originally Posted by jimthayner [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If someone wants to cite legal precedent, make a coherent argument, or say something other than "well, Sony isn't losing anything, therefore its okay" I'd like to hear it.

I'm certainly not an expert on copyright law, but it's my understanding that, in order to be criminal, there have to be certain factors involved.

1) commercial advantage or private financial gain.
2) reproduction or distribution of a work that has retail value
3) distribution of a work intended for commercial distribution

Anything and everything tied into copyright law has to do with value and damages received from the loss of said value.

IF Sony recreated a totally classic environment then it might be different. It could be argued that classic is so far removed from "live" that it's not the same game. Sony doesn't see the market, they don't feel they're really being hurt financially, otherwise they'd squash the project like a bug.

As far as copyright itself is concerned, corporations and lobbyists have made sure that the original intention of copyright will never see the light of day...but that's another argument.

EDIT: The "we're all cheaters so it doesn't matter" slant is ummm...BS, btw. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]