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> Defendants are intentionally and willfully using CryEngine without a license and in violation of copyright laws. This is from the banner at the top of CryEng
by Gupie 9y ago
> Defendants are intentionally and willfully using CryEngine without a license and in violation of copyright laws.
This is from the banner at the top of CryEngine's home page:
"Full engine source code. All features. No royalties. No obligations. No license fee.
- Narretz 9y agoIt's possible that CryEngine is now offerend under different terms compared to when it was licensed to StarCitizen.
- bonesss 9y agoIt's also possible that the Engine is, and was, offered under multiple terms simultaneously to hit different parts of the market. I'm speculating (yay internet!), but for Enterprise components developers profit from there's often a "buy the cow up front" option along with a "free cow today for a sip of the milk tomorrow" model. Star Citizen, particularly before the crowd funding, wouldn't have wanted to give them a lot of cash up front, and got some really nice concessions in the deal (free promos and development).
- king_phil 9y agoWhat does it matter? Pacta sunt servanda...?
- Rooster61 9y agoA banner on a website is hardly legally binding. All that becomes moot when a contract is signed saying what each parties' responsibilities are and the dotted lines are signed.
- IncRnd 9y agoFrom the complaint: In 2012, Defendants sought to develop a new game called "Star Citizen," which was billed as an epic space adventure, trading, and dogfighting video game.