Arkadia Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 If I ever get Delainy finished, I will work on Durlyle, too... I will wait for it eagerly . Link to comment
berelinde Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Just out of curiosity, can we get in trouble for talking outwardly about Bioware game piracy? (For my own reference) I hear Auren has a wonderful PC romance you might fancy. *snicker* Probably. Lawyers... Well, probably best not to complete that sentence. I could go into a long justification about why downloading music for free is naughtier than ripping a copy of a game. But its logic would be flawed. Link to comment
WizWom Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 U.S. Law is very clear: talking is not illegal. Doing, in the U.S., is proseuatable is there are more than 10 instances in a year, IIRC, or they are for profit of more than $2500. Link to comment
cmorgan Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Plus by modding we are technically in violation (do a quick check of threads here and at PPG for all sorts of cool discussions on this one) -- even with all the "don't sell it" stuff, at basic point is intellectual property. WizWom is right; so far in the US, talking about any intellectual property stuff up to a major breakpoint is not illegal; DOING it is. Less than 10% of a copyrighted work photocopied for personal use is within bounds, but photocopying 4 chapters to share with a friend breaks the law. My favorite is the "personal use" portion for video/music/etc.; it is interesting to note that the best band directors in small towns take popular music and build their own arrangements for thier kids, tailored to the strengths and weaknesses of their band. They then perform at football games and community events using this material, and may even fundraise for uniforms by "selling" or "auctioning" videos of those performances. And no director I know is silly enough to trust original copies of published works on the field - kids destroy them incrediby quickly even if there is no rain that day... now, how many intellectual property abuses/violations have occured here? Just like the modding of a game, not many artists/corporations are going to go after the Small Town Marching Band and sue them for the $1200 that the kids took a year to raise, and slap penalties on the school. Talk about bad PR! If it translates to a few extra sales, all well and good, and if it has the penalty of giving bad publicity, it is much simpler (and less costly in legal fees) to look the other way. Link to comment
berelinde Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Besides, what would prevent someone from keeping all those photocopies after returning a rented score, apart from the honest desire of the students to never see that piece of music again? Link to comment
Arkadia Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 How funny, I started topic about available romance mods, and now that is topic about the piracy... I would like to ask again - is there any more romance mod for female character I can play? Please, meybe I forgot about some...meybe there is, or will be in near future? Link to comment
Meira Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Someone already mentioned Solaufein and Chloe, but I think the suggestions were lost among the other posts. Valygar romance is in the works, but I can't give any timetable for that. Other romances (Cailean at PPG and Durlyle, Aklon and Inara (of the tiefling sisters) here at G3, to name few) for female PCs are under construction too, but I have no idea how soon they'll be ready. Link to comment
Meira Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 How could I forget! There's Kivan romance right here at G3. Link to comment
WizWom Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Er, I am planning to have my Half-Elf F/M/T be romancable by humans, elves and half-elves. Humans will have a harder time of it, as he's been raised by elves, and just won't think of them that way. I might even make it so any race could convince him that they are interested, but such a romance would be stormier than one with his preferred race. But the Jonathan NPC is still in BGTutu, and I'm distracted by things like the No-Reload challenge. Link to comment
NiGHTMARE Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yes but I must pay for delivery (It is free only for people from UK). There are several other Amazon locales: amazon.com (American), amazon.ca (Canadian), amazon.fr (French), amazon.de (German), and amazon.co.jp (Japanese). Alternatively, there are many, many other on-line retailers in existence; just do a Google search. U.S. Law is very clear: talking is not illegal. Unless you're conspiring to commit a crime. Link to comment
theacefes Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I know talking is not illegal but I didn't know how the admin here felt about it. Link to comment
CamDawg Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 It's definitely not illegal, but it's not something I feel we should encourage or condone--not because I think ZOMG THEEVES (I trust all of you to have the intelligence and moral basis to make your own judgments about right and wrong) but as a matter of respect. We've built what I think is a very fun, friendly, and enjoyable community off of the hard work of software developers, specifically Bioware's, and I think that a basic modicum of honesty and respect is not out of line. What was the topic again? Link to comment
theacefes Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 What was the topic again? Erm...why everyone should play the Auren muy sexy romance mod? Link to comment
CamDawg Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 What was the topic again? Erm...why everyone should play the Auren muy sexy romance mod? Does she have a romance for my PC? (C'mon, you walked right into that one. ) Link to comment
theacefes Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yes. In fact she has 2 romances for the PC. One for if you have brown hair and one for if you have blonde hair. I'll be adding a third one if you want to romance her and Jaheira at the same time. Also, I'm planning on adding 56 new areas *and* turn it into a TC. Link to comment
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