I wouldn't be too sure about that. There are some jurisdictions where if someone squats the land long enough, and the owner of the land does nothing, the squatt

I wouldn't be too sure about that. There are some jurisdictions where if someone squats the land long enough, and the owner of the land does nothing, the squatters gain de jure property rights too. [0] 3 years in this instance were the alternate Battlefield servers being run outside of EA, which might be considered a reasonable space of time without the publisher taking action to the point where the alternative servers might be considered the inheritors of the intellectual property? It's a bit of a stretch, but perhaps there is some validity here. I don't feel too strongly about it, so I hope you don't feel like I am trying to shut you down. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession