kgbaseball Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I hope not. Seconded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebjr Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Other than checking my e-mail, this is about the only site I go to. I enjoy the comraderie that comes from being around other people that enjoy the same thing you do, baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Could it? Yes. However, you could be run over by a bus when you step outside your home. I don't know much about Double Minor, but from what I've read, it's pretty much the same situation as here. Company releases game with sports authority contract (NHL or, in our case, MLB), modders unpack game and release mods with sports authority logos free of charge, users of site donate to site to cover costs etc. It's akin to the sports authority picking on a smaller organisation that can't defend themseves. If Trues was a multi-millionaire and the site was closed down by MLB because users were donating to the site to cover costs (yes, if Trues was a multi-millionaire it wouldn't be needed, but stick with me) and Trues decided to contest it in court, I'd bet that the decision would go in Trues' favour. They may still be able to claim copyright infringement but that would drag EA Sports into it since it's technically EA's copyright that's being broken, not MLB's. In short, if the site could afford to defend itself in court, it would probably win. But as with a lot of other things in the so-called Western World, money talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copecowboy Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 this site got nothing to worry about, dmhl was recieveing to much attention apperaing on much music and europeon mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 this site got nothing to worry about, dmhl was recieveing to much attention apperaing on much music and europeon mags First of all, don't count your eggs before they hatch my friend. This site is 10 times bigger than DMD was. I would be worried. As for CyberNHL, it was shut down because God told the man in charge to. I'm not joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tml240 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 from what I heard, buying an official NHL licence could cost 100 grand USD. just a shame.... someone contacted media after the initial letter which made things worse. :shakeshead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copecowboy Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 First of all, don't count your eggs before they hatch my friend. This site is 10 times bigger than DMD was. I would be worried. As for CyberNHL, it was shut down because God told the man in charge to. I'm not joking. you didnt read what I said, it was on tv and in some europeon magasine about some of the addons that were done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 you didnt read what I said, it was on tv and in some europeon magasine about some of the addons that were done. Do you understand what copywrite infringement is? Obviously not. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copecowboy Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Do you understand what copywrite infringement is? Obviously not. :roll: your still typing random crap that had nothing to do with my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker_jim_uk Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Could it? Yes. However, you could be run over by a bus when you step outside your home. I don't know much about Double Minor, but from what I've read, it's pretty much the same situation as here. Company releases game with sports authority contract (NHL or, in our case, MLB), modders unpack game and release mods with sports authority logos free of charge, users of site donate to site to cover costs etc. It's akin to the sports authority picking on a smaller organisation that can't defend themseves. If Trues was a multi-millionaire and the site was closed down by MLB because users were donating to the site to cover costs (yes, if Trues was a multi-millionaire it wouldn't be needed, but stick with me) and Trues decided to contest it in court, I'd bet that the decision would go in Trues' favour. They may still be able to claim copyright infringement but that would drag EA Sports into it since it's technically EA's copyright that's being broken, not MLB's. In short, if the site could afford to defend itself in court, it would probably win. But as with a lot of other things in the so-called Western World, money talks. Not true, MLB copyright is being broken because virtually ( no pun!) every mod here uses MLB copyrighted logos or the MLBPA players images. EA could close the site down based on the EULA as I would imagine that states that we are not to modify the game code (I haven't checked this recently though), but most game companies realise a healthy modding community is good for a games longevity and hence sales. This is not an issue for the MLB as they have been paid for use of the licenses and this year it wasn't EA who paid. A similar thing happen with PESWinning Eleven Soccer earlier in the year when the English Premier League asked (told!) the PESFan website to remove any files containing their teams logos (Chelsea, Man United etc) or risk legal action. Could be that this is going to get worse, but IMO all would be required is a change of file distribution, as if the site doesn't hold the files, they can't be held responsible, much the same as the leagal actions around torrent sites? Phew, here's hoping it dosen't come to this after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 this site got nothing to worry about, dmhl was recieveing to much attention apperaing on much music and europeon mags Yes, that is the reason it was shut down. Retard! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebjr Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Any thought Trues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trues Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 All I can say is whatever happens, happens. There's not much any of us can do about it. There really is no sense in worring about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big shmooz Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Just a comment to note... people who work at EA use this site themselves. I have spoken to EA at various times & happened to mention this site & they not only knew about it, they even knew who "Big Shmooz" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebjr Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 people who work at EA use this site themselves. That's working on our side. Now, as long as MLB doen't have a problem. As big as the site has become, I'm sure that they know about us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker_jim_uk Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 As I said modding is in the interest of games companies, not so for the LeaguesFederations. I can't imagine MLB are worried about 3 people from a mod site boycotting all baseball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegz Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Probualy an april fools joke, YTMND.com did one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jogar84 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 From DMHN APRIL FOOLS (Canada) Score : -/10 ...but it was for the best. And it was SO worth it. A large majority of you guys got PUNK'd. Seriously. This whole thing was an April Fools joke, and we couldn't just let it go for one day. And I think you guys have waited long enough for the answer. We started thinking about it in early March, but didn't put the plan into effect until the last week. We had to start it early, since April Fools started on a Saturday, and if I really did get notice from the NHL it would have had to have been during the week. Sure, there were a lot of holes in the story, but it did work - most of you were fooled, and when the site didn't go back up yesterday, I think panic set in to the guys who honestly believed it was an April Fools joke, then realized it didn't come back. The fact is, we're transferring to a new server, and we were expecting to be online on Tuesday or so - but we couldn't let you guys hang like that for so long. So there you have it - we got you, and got you real good. Depot wasn't in on the joke, and yeah I'll probably get hung for it, but we had to keep as few people in the loop as possible for it to work as well as it did. So the gratitude shown by Chase and Rico is totally genuine - and appreciated. But just because we're going back online doesn't mean you should flee from here. Expand your horizons and visit both communities - this place gets such a bad rap for old reasons - reasons that are older than some of you have been on the forums. I knew it was a joke, but man, was it wayyyyy overdone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 That is the third joke pulled on me. Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliefingers08 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 still not as bad as my initial reaction to zito being traded to the mets for junk, reading early in the morning off athletics nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCH3900 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 YOU GOT PUNK'D but hey they got me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy57 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Damn, that was pretty elaborate. There was a radio station in my area that did something like that, too. They announced that the station was bought out and was under new management and played really crappy music, etc. Pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truSteh Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hehe I got punk'd hard After they didn't go online again yesterday I really believed they were shutting down :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJEagles Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Moral of the story...never trust anything dramatic that happens around April.1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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