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[Nirolak]

It seems Square Enix's habits apply to Eidos' properties now.

Square Enix Cease-And-Desists Amateur Dev For Carmageddon Spin-Off

Square Enix have issued a cease and desist order to an independent, amateur developer who released a free game based on Carmageddon.

Squeenix are the holders of the Carmageddon copyright, but the controversial driving game (pictured) is 13 years old and no longer available to purchase.

According to the developer, who goes by the name 1AM Studios, the cease and desist order said: “[your] actions have already caused and will if they continue cause substantial damage to the value of Square Enix’s copyrights and you will understand that Square Enix cannot allow this clear infringement to continue.”

The copyright stipulates that no underlying computer code, audio or visual aspects of the game can be used by anyone without the company’s expressed permission.

Square Enix allegedly demanded that the developer stop working on the project and remove it from public release.

But Mr. 1AM Studios, having renamed the game to OpenC1, says he intends to re-upload the game as soon as he’s finished removing any overt references to Carmageddon.

“The computer code for OpenC1 is MY intellectual property,” he said. “There is no part of my code which Square Enix has any control or copyright over. I absolutely assert my right to work on it and distribute it as I see fit.”

A representative of Square Enix has told us he is looking into the matter. We’ll keep you updated.

Source: http://beefjack.com/news/square-enix-cease-and-desists-amateur-dev-for-carmageddon-spin-off/

 

[Dead Prince]

Damn you Square-Enix

 

[Kafel]

I thought it was about that Blood Drive game.

 

[thetrin]

S-E is being a real twat about fan games.

 

[Nemo]

Glad the dude's taking a stand

Should be some nice advertising for his game too

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Square-Enix needs to send a cease and desist order to their HD development teams let alone the little guys.

 

[LiK]

Wow, didnt know someone cared about this title enough to make a fan game.

 

[Augemitbutter]

Square-Enix needs to send a cease and desist to their HD development teams.

yes, please.

 

[Darklord]

God, Square Enix are such whiny bitches about this shit. It's been fucking YEARS since the last game in the series and the genre is nearly dead. What the fuck do you want to kill fan made games for?

 

[Stumpokapow]

But guys, his work HAS ALREADY DONE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE!!!!

 

[Lebron]

And yet they did nothing to stop their own from damaging the Final Fantasy franchise. The mind boggles.

 

[VibratingDonkey]

Does this mean they're planning on doing something with the IP? Why else would they give a shit?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Wow, didnt know someone cared about this title enough to make a fan game.

Apparently SE does enough to shut it down. I'm they will continue their hard work now that someone has started it /rolleyes

 

[LiK]

Does this mean they're planning on doing something with the IP? Why else would they give a shit?

Final Fantasy XIII Carmageddon XOXO

 

[Ferrio]

But guys, his work HAS ALREADY DONE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE!!!!

Oh, well least we now know what happened to FFXIV.

 

[Warm Machine]

God, Square Enix are such whiny bitches about this shit. It's been fucking YEARS since the last game in the series and the genre is nearly dead. What the fuck do you want to kill fan made games for?

Because it is in their right to do so. The creator was silly using any references to Carmageddon and should have just used some original ideas.

 

[TreIII]

How about spending the time building up your properties by HIRING GUYS LIKE THIS, eh, SE?

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Because it is in their right to do so.

Having the right to do something isn't a good excuse to do it.

 

[Backfoggen]

Carmageddon 1 sure is selling a lot nowadays.

 

[Princess Skittles]

Because it is in their right to do so. The creator was silly using any references to Carmageddon and should have just used some original ideas.

.

 

[Nirolak]

How about spending the time building up your properties by HIRING GUYS LIKE THIS, eh, SE?

I'm sorry, only smart companies like Valve, Bungie, and EA do that. :lol

 

[Backfoggen]

Because it is in their right to do so. The creator was silly using any references to Carmageddon and should have just used some original ideas.

.

Um, no. He made an engine that would run the original Carmageddon on modern systems and used the demo in the package he distributed. He did not make his own Carmageddon game.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

God, Square Enix are such whiny bitches about this shit. It's been fucking YEARS since the last game in the series and the genre is nearly dead. What the fuck do you want to kill fan made games for?

If they dont make efforts like this to protect an IP they can lose it. But by all means keep on believing that a major corporation taking legal action within their rights are being "whiny bitches".

 

[Mama Robotnik]

They're complete dicks about stuff like this. Chrono Trigger remake, I will never forget you.

This is one of those rare, baffling moments when we can look towards Sega as a beacon of reason and common sense.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

But guys, his work HAS ALREADY DONE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE!!!!

The carmageddon IP has forever been tarnished by this game.

 

[Absoludacrous]

I'm sorry, only smart companies like Valve, Bungie, and EA do that. :lol

Is this game any good?

 

[Sinatar]

At least he's doing the smart thing and just rebranding it.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Does Square-Enix even do anything else these days?

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

According to the developer, who goes by the name 1AM Studios, the cease and desist order said: “[your] actions have already caused and will if they continue cause substantial damage to the value of Square Enix’s copyrights and you will understand that Square Enix cannot allow this clear infringement to continue.”

 

[Lebron]

I must have that shirt

 

[FormallyFamicom]

I would love a new Carmageddon.

 

[Nairume]

I think the larger point here is that the fan game developer wised up and realized that he can make his game without relying on using stuff from the existing property, and continued development from there. I mean, is it really that hard for people to do homages to their favorite games without outright ripping the actual property off?


But whatever, I'm sure this discussion is probably is going to just end up being more whining about Chrono Ressurection.

 

[RustyNails]

Squeenix have been acting like little bitches since the start of HD gen. I miss the old Square which made Tobal no.1/2, Vagrant Story and Chrono Cross.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

If they dont make efforts like this to protect an IP they can lose it. But by all means keep on believing that a major corporation taking legal action within their rights are being "whiny bitches".

Exactly. If SE doesn't take actions like this against fan projects, they risk losing their IP like SEGA lost Sonic and Nintendo lost Mario and Zelda.

 

[Srsly]

I'm completely done with SE...actually, I've been done with them for a while. My last SE purchase was FFXII and it will be so until something major changes within the company. The current iteration of SE is nothing more than a conglomeration of once cherished IPs either being ignored or being driven into the ground by uncreative hacks. It's a shame because Square was once my favorite developer.

 

[AstroLad]

like SEGA lost Sonic

holy shit never knew this. explains so much

 

[akilshohen]

Eh. Whatev. Just sounds like typical SE, the property will continue to gathers dust.

 

[Darklord]

If they dont make efforts like this to protect an IP they can lose it. But by all means keep on believing that a major corporation taking legal action within their rights are being "whiny bitches".

I don't care if it's in their right it's still a bitch move. Look at Gearbox, they are giving there blessings to the Duke Nukem 3D remake, right next to them making a new Duke Nukem game. How about Valve supporting the Half-Life 1 source remake. They embrace these as good things, not clamp down on fan games of old, dead IP's.

 

[Princess Skittles]

I'm completely done with SE...actually, I've been done with them for a while. My last SE purchase was FFXII and it will be so until something major changes within the company. The current iteration of SE is nothing more than a conglomeration of once cherished IPs either being ignored or being driven into the ground by uncreative hacks. It's a shame because Square was once my favorite developer.

fightthepower.gif

 

[Goodacre0081]

it might be jealousy, seeing as these fanmade games seem more promising that the games SE actually produces these days.

 

[Nairume]

I don't care if it's in their right it's still a bitch move. Look at Gearbox, they are giving there blessings to the Duke Nukem 3D remake, right next to them making a new Duke Nukem game. How about Valve supporting the Half-Life 1 source remake. They embrace these as good things, not clamp down on fan games of old, dead IP's.

Won't Black Mesa: Source require that you own Half-Life 2? Valve is still getting money out of it, if that is the case.

Most of these projects that SE has gone after have been stuff that brings nothing to them, outside of supposed good will.

 

[Psychotext]

Good on the kid. Joyless bastards.

 

[Srsly]

fightthepower.gif

I'm not sure what you mean here. I don't support SE because they've evolved into a terrible company that no longer produces anything of interest.

 

[Warm Machine]

Um, no. He made an engine that would run the original Carmageddon on modern systems and used the demo in the package he distributed. He did not make his own Carmageddon game.

That isn't what the article states. It is a pretty confused issue what he actually did.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

I'm not sure what you mean here. I don't support SE because they've evolved into a terrible company that no longer produces anything of interest.

Princess Skittles is above it all.

What do I mean by 'it'? Whatever you got.

 

[Anerythristic]

I think its a bitch move by Square Enix but the developer of the fan game could have started with everything that is fan essential for a good Carmageddon game that added his own touches and some ideas to it.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

I think its a bitch move by Square Enix but the developer of the fan game could have started with everything that is fan essential for a good Carmageddon game that added his own touches and some ideas to it.

And he will. And that is a better situation for all.

 

[LiK]

The real news here: S-E is working on a new Carmageddon game.

Spoiler

lulz

 

[Borman]

It's funny that SE thinks that the code that someone else wrote is under their copyright, let alone the sounds and visuals (minus, of course, clear representations of the original works). But come on, basic copyright common sense would make me think that someone else cant copyright MY work (well, without permission anyway, but thats different).

 

[Nairume]

You know, in regards to the number of people acting as if SquareEnix's recent "quality" means that they should not be allowed to protect their properties, I am willing to bet internet funbucks

Spoiler

A non-existing and non-negotiable currency

that at least half of the people making these statements have highly enjoyed at least one SquareEnix game that has been released in the past year or so.