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64Digits' games "stolen" for another site
Posted on February 04, 2012 at 04:36

So Stevenup showed this to me:
64Digits games at Brothersoft

I was unaware of this, and neither myself, Canadonian, or any other mods I know of (not that I asked anyone, mind you) was contacted by Brothersoft, or gave permission to put games from 64D on their website.

Now personally, I don't really care, and if Brothersoft had put my games up there, I'd be like "meh, that's pretty cool that my game is spreading", EXCEPT that they give n o credit to the author, and simply lists "64Digits" as the publisher. (But as the creator of 64Digits, I don't mind that, of course =P)

So, I'd like to ask you all what you think should be done about this. 64Digits does not "own" these games - the creators of these games (you all) do. And 64Digits really has no control over Brothersoft taking these games and putting them on their website - the most 64D can really do is say "these games weren't published by 64Digits, stop spreading this defaming information that we would publish such amateur games". But since Brothersoft thinks of 64D as the publisher, I can still contact them and ask them to do some things.

Here are some of the options I was thinking of:

1) Leave it alone, and let Brothersoft spread these games.
2) Contact Brothersoft and ask them to update their current game listings to include the ACTUAL author of the game, as well as see if there's a way to integrate their download counts into 64D's.
3) Contact Brothersoft and ask them to remove the games.
4) Sue Brothersoft and hope they settle out-of-court before it gets before a judge or lawyer, and they realize 64D doesn't actually own these games.
5) ???
6) Profit.

Any other ideas?

Also, for anyone wondering about the donations from last month, it covered the server for January, and into February. =D

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There are tons of sites like these on the internet. I don't see why there's a problem, as long as they don't take money for it. If anything, they are helping out spreading your games.
Posted by Mordi February 24, 2012 12:20 - 1.2 years ago
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They do make ad revenue.

That said, my games have ended up on tons of sites like these and it doesn't really bother me. Not like I'd be seeing the money either way.
Posted by Polystyrene Man February 24, 2012 12:40 - 1.2 years ago
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I've always put a little copyright and/or "company" logo in my games. I should probably start including a website link as well.
Yeah, thats what flash games do, because people can always steal them unless they make it actually check with the host. Thats a good idea.

Can't you put up copyright permissions that deny distribution? Or does that require an official lawyer-written policy to make a claim?
Posted by Alert Games February 24, 2012 12:40 - 1.2 years ago
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I think that'd require you to go through the actual copyrighting process, which, as far as I know, is cheap yet relatively slow. But that's only if you're really serious about it.
Posted by Kilin February 24, 2012 13:39 - 1.2 years ago
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Actually, I do believe that the initially creator has some copyright protection without actually going through the copyright process. They aren't as strict or powerful, but they can still win you come cases.
Posted by Acid February 24, 2012 18:11 - 1.2 years ago
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You get a copyright just by creating something, getting an official copyright just makes it easier to prove that you made it.
Posted by KaBob799 February 24, 2012 21:12 - 1.2 years ago
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Kaz? I thought you were dead
Posted by Moikle February 26, 2012 8:25 - 1.2 years ago
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AND KAZ APPEARS FROM NOWHERE
Posted by Acid February 26, 2012 11:50 - 1.2 years ago
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Sup? I mostly just lurk now XD
Posted by Kaz March 03, 2012 15:28 - 1.2 years ago
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Well stop lurking, and post. :(
Posted by firestormx March 03, 2012 15:34 - 1.2 years ago
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I'd say 2.
I'd love my game on someone else's website, as long as I get some credit.
Posted by tower07 April 28, 2012 13:02 - 1.1 years ago
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nigga u 2 months late
Posted by Acid April 28, 2012 15:50 - 1.1 years ago
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same here, I am on softpedia.
http://games.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/Publisher-Adrien-Dittrick-20267.html
I'm writign them a nice mail to get them to explain themselves.
I'm not on brothersoft, tho.
Posted by supmaster004 May 03, 2012 8:13 - 1 year ago
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:I
Posted by JuurianChi May 03, 2012 8:19 - 1 year ago
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am I 2 months late? XD
Posted by supmaster004 May 03, 2012 8:20 - 1 year ago
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3 months.
Posted by StevenOBrien May 03, 2012 8:29 - 1 year ago
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There's loads of sites like this (I didn't know it was such a viable business!) and I guess most sites won't care a heck if you send them a Cease-n-Desist. Or they'll just remove their games since after all it takes like five seconds.

The best thing to do, like some people has already suggested, is to always begin your games with a splash screen that points out some real author information. I do that. Also a link to your own site (or your 64DD page, or your YYG page, or your Myspace or Linkedin page) included somewhere in-game might give you some bonus traffic, hopefully. I haven't seen a single real comment or anything on any of my sidewayshosted games, plus Kirbyvania has less than 100 downloads on Softpedia... and over 3000 downloads on the official mirror I link to in the GMC topic and nearly that much on the YYG Sandbox.
Posted by Yaru May 10, 2012 10:09 - 1 year ago
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N-N-N-NECROPOSTA!
Posted by Alert Games May 10, 2012 11:15 - 1 year ago
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Is seven days considered necrobumping around here? Sheesh. Too much activity, too little time.
Posted by Yaru May 10, 2012 11:18 - 1 year ago
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