2008-10-20, 10:27 PM
Afrobean Wrote:Recall that this the same situation the music industry faced when mp3 downloads first hit it big. Clearly the industry was taking a hit from it, but how could a company calculate exactly how much money they lost directly as a result of a single person or group illegally giving away their music? Surely not everyone who downloaded the song would have bought it otherwise.
Its similar but not strictly the same. Nexon seem to be approaching these cases by arguing lost revenue from Cash Shop items. If your private server has nothing in there that is obtained via any cash shop means (including things such as Onyx Apples) then as soon as their lawyer argues you are losing them income, you could argue back that you are providing the EXACT same service they advertise for free.
I'm not saying this is right, just curious about the implications.