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From the tweet, it sounds like they were fighting with publishers to keep things DRM-free. Still doesn't explain why the entire site was shut down, though.
by psadauskas 16y ago
From the tweet, it sounds like they were fighting with publishers to keep things DRM-free. Still doesn't explain why the entire site was shut down, though.
- caseysoftware 16y agoA Cease & Desist would be a pretty good explanation. Part of that process is showing that you respected the owners' rights, etc. Taking down the whole site if just one publisher went after them is unlikely.. seems like there's something much bigger here. Maybe a few publishers all attacking at the same time? Getting buried in legal isn't fun.. Or maybe not enough revenue? Or maybe a buyout or...? No inside info here.
- wtallis 16y agoI don't see how a C&D could possibly achieve this unless GOG was too broke to afford any legal representation at all. Even the scariest C&D letter from a single publisher shouldn't be enough to suspend GOG's agreements with other publishers, and for all the publishers to collude to shut down GOG wouldn't make much sense (why did they make agreements with GOG in the first place?), and ought to run afoul of antitrust laws anyways.