I'm reading Coconut's latest post, and thinking TSR were plainly trying to feed Coconut false and contradictory information - that EA is at fault, and that they have "far worse" info on hand. They believe these claims are exactly what people want to hear. And I think they're going to keep spreading this internal disinformation if when another of these scandals pops up. Of course, what they haven't denied so far is much more damning than what they have and it's too late for them to revise their version of events.

Obviously, so they can sue Atwa. Well, she was the one who allegedly claimed the info came from Thomas in the first place. And at least they're going to be able to track HER down.

If this is a provable leak (and I can't see how this information could have been obtained any other way than from TSR) somebody definitely needs to file a complaint with the Swedish authorities. They simply can't continue to operate with impunity.

I think this is the relevant site: http://www.datainspektionen.se/om-oss/arbetssatt/klagomal/ (English translation)

Clearly, TSR is a beacon of transparency and accountability that PMBD must strive to emulate, if we wish to have as much credibility as they.

Lovely. Who does TSR think they are, soliciting donations when they are a "professional" business? I at least hope those programmers are being paid a fair wage.

Right. It doesn't even seem like he's changed his licence, if all he's contributed is "research" on file formats and not code and TSR is blowing its own horn again.

However, there's still that roundabout hint that because s3ac has ditched Wes's share-alike licence, even if you are transferring data from s3ac to Wes's plugins the more permissive (and pay-friendly) license applies. I'm not very comforted by that news. It seems to subvert the point of having a license that prevents "commercial and diva usage" in the first place.

Cardboard levitating brimless hat!

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They make it sound like a bloody war effort. Which, I admit, is a good angle for paysites to advertise themselves on.

Not that you're completely wrong but I just want to point out that contracts and licenses are very different beasts. Agreeing to a EULA isn't the same as signing a binding contract. If it was a contract EA could SUE you if they discovered you were using a crack or something and they obviously can't.

A license is more like a right to use something on particular terms.

Particularly, where I agree with you, the TS3 EULA assigns all IP rights to EA at part 2(A). EVERYTHING inside the game belongs to them, presumably including file formats and content adapted to work in the game. Which is why it continues to boggle me that they would support people that openly breach these terms. It's like a movie studio supporting pirate DVD makers. Utterly nonsensical.

You mean OtakuWorld? (I can't think of any other big KiSS sites, obscure enough as it is.) I remember when they started charging ages ago, and of course, I was too young to pay. Lost interest in that hobby pretty quickly.

What about the "non-commercial use" and "Commercial use of this Software is prohibited" restrictions in Part 1A?