Update Crytech lawsuit from Youtuber Law.
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Very informative, thanks for sharing!
If CIG is forced to give Crytek the source code, that would be an easy shortcut for Crytek toupgrade their engine without a lot of work :/
but as soon as they sell it to anyone they are going to be sued as they have no rights to use it
Radegast74
Space Marshal
Thanks for this! Another great video by Lior. As usual, there are a lot of weirdoes leaving negative comments about the video (and about Bored Gamer, for some reason). I hit the like button, and made a comment about the usual gang of idiots out on the internetz...
CIG is fucked, it's all a scam. Shit. #fakenews.
Go home Derek. You’re drunk.
How would the people they license it to know if it used to be part of CIG's code without also having CIG's code to compare?
Lumberyard and Crytek engines are free now, apparently. CIG had an agreement to provide code updates to Crytek. The whole case is a POS, IMO. All this boils down to is whether CIG bankrupted Crytek and stole away their talent. I think Crytek was poorly managed and destroyed itself, but that's what the lawsuit should be about. CIG paid millions of dollars for the license and bought it off, but Crytek is broke and put the engine out for free so the management is looking for enough money to keep their Porsches running.
What pisses me off is that CIG is not taking a hit on this no matter what happens, all the wasted funds will have to be replaced to pay the bills and make the game. The backers will just have to pony up more cash to cover all the expenses for discovery, filings, judgments and whatnot, so, basically, this is nothing more than Crytek making problems and reaching into MY wallet.
Moderation: Threats of violence/life will not be tolerated in TEST whether they be serious or not.
What pisses me off is that CIG is not taking a hit on this no matter what happens, all the wasted funds will have to be replaced to pay the bills and make the game. The backers will just have to pony up more cash to cover all the expenses for discovery, filings, judgments and whatnot, so, basically, this is nothing more than Crytek making problems and reaching into MY wallet.
Moderation: Threats of violence/life will not be tolerated in TEST whether they be serious or not.
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I knew the discovery request was too broad when CIG send me an e-mail stating it had to collect nudes from all original backers before 2015 to send to Crytek...
Let's just hope that CGI can countersue for damages once the dust is settled.
Also I wonder if we the backers, could class action the hell out of crytek in some way, for causing damages to us by sueing CIG and disrupting production. While.it would mean that CiG admits they used our money for the lawsuit in the first place, which is highly unlikely and would get them sued instelol it would be a good way to get back at crytek lol
Crytek's strategy seems to be, "let's make it cheaper for CIG to settle rather than pursue the case."
usually the guys who sue someone are the guys who are victims of theft ... so in this hypothetical case it will be Amazon or CIG I guess
I do not have to remind you all that we don't tolerate threats of violence/life in TEST. Please keep things in check.
JackAvalon
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Also threats to our beer @SeungRyul . No one threatens our beer. It's ours and they can't have any.
New update in the case:
View: https://youtu.be/I-Gk0YRFj7U
TLDW, as far as I can remember at least:
Basically, CIG sais Crytek is trying to twist the GLA again in a way that would lead back to their original claim (that CIG Must use Cryengine). This was already dismissed by the judge as bullshit, so they try to encurage the judge to do the same again, also in the hopes of that they wouldn't have to go through with the full discovery process Crytek wants , which is absurd in it's broadness and should not be allowed in it's current form anyways, as it makes no sense for the case. (Crytek is basically asking for literally everything from CIG and their associates to be delivered to them, from program code to all personell and business details. Yes, that "everything" includes the names, addresses, and all personal data of all backers, along with how much they spent...)
TLDW, as far as I can remember at least:
Basically, CIG sais Crytek is trying to twist the GLA again in a way that would lead back to their original claim (that CIG Must use Cryengine). This was already dismissed by the judge as bullshit, so they try to encurage the judge to do the same again, also in the hopes of that they wouldn't have to go through with the full discovery process Crytek wants , which is absurd in it's broadness and should not be allowed in it's current form anyways, as it makes no sense for the case. (Crytek is basically asking for literally everything from CIG and their associates to be delivered to them, from program code to all personell and business details. Yes, that "everything" includes the names, addresses, and all personal data of all backers, along with how much they spent...)
