THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
tedw:
Perhaps lending some weight to the idea of business/jobs in an upcoming EP, the "hidden" Sims 3 site links to some items in the store, including a male child's hair at the following address (although I don't think you will be able to follow the link):
http://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:15885&categoryId=11348&gender=female
The product ID is listed as "OFB-SIM3". The current TS2 store offers some hair, clothes, etc. from the EPs; could it be that this hairstyle will be in an upcoming business-related EP for TS3? It might be called "OFB" as a placeholder name until they have a finalized title.
That, or it's completely random and has no relation to an upcoming EP...
raptureswild:
Quote from: Trickster on 2009 May 22, 23:31:54
Shame on me for quoting myself, but something just popped into my head: wouldn't they have to download the pirated version to know for sure it's a pre-final? Of course they probably didn't because they know it's the real thing, but that statement implies a confession: "Yeah we did the naughty and arrred our own game"?
I suspect that they went ahead and did it (can't steal from yourself) and put out that statement purely as damage control. The community here has been very loud and vocal, enough so that other sites are aware of how shitastic this game is. I bet they are scrambling to rescue sales before they tank in the first week. Certainly turned myself off of buying the game, although if the game is actually a beta and has at least some bug fixes (fixing the routing/pathing, lack of genetics, and putting male features on female babies/vice versa MUST GO) I will /consider/ buying it. But I also suspect that the statement is a total lie and if so I will be EVEN MORE ANGRY at EA (if possible, although generally lowered expectations remove some of the rage/desire to throw things and replace it with slow-moving, long-lasting, soul-consuming hatred and a deep desire to undermine any way possible)
Trickster:
Quote from: raptureswild on 2009 May 22, 23:44:59
(can't steal from yourself)
If they used a torrent version they helped distributing it (no download w/o upload), and that would have to be considered illegal, even if they own the rights.
Well, they probably won't sue themselves, but if they tried to sue the ones who put it up as a torrent (theoretically speaking), they might have a wee bit of a problem...
Jack Rudd:
This is reminding me of the Beachcomber story in which the twelve red-bearded dwarfs sued themselves.
raptureswild:
I don't know a whole lot about legal intellectual property issues, especially being that there are probably multiple jurisdictional problems, but I would imagine that if it came into court that they used the very service to download that program that they are later suing, there's a good chance that they could convince a jury that they were just doing that for PR purposes, etc. But I seriously doubt they are going to sue anyone over this; cf. Spore, haven't heard any lawsuits over that. Suing people over the internets is really difficult; it's easier just to whine to internet providers and get internet service suspended/shut down.
ETA: Also, I think that if they were to upload it themselves, it would only be a violation of contract to their detriment, and that would be like a store suing you for voluntarily giving you a discount. Nothing illegal in and of itself in distributing uncopyrighted content through torrents, is there? I'm not really familiar with IP law, like I said.
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