05-14-2009, 09:07 AM
Square's reason for doing this is pure and simple - It's a full blown rom hack that's being publicised.
They gave out their details, and they claimed copyright. When you hack a rom and distribute it like that, you're saying "We're breaking the law - break it with us" - they can't claim copyright on a rom hack, that's the most absurd thing I've heard.
Sure, it sucks, but it doesn't shock.
I am in no way promoting the illegal distribution of software, but projects like this need to be done under an alias, so that you're only known as a fake name, and with no trace of who you really are, and you do not claim any rights on the thing. When you advertise your own law breaking, you're asking for trouble.
You can't get prosecuted if you can't be found.
That's why romhacks before this of Chrono Trigger were not done in this manner, but distributed regularly.
They gave out their details, and they claimed copyright. When you hack a rom and distribute it like that, you're saying "We're breaking the law - break it with us" - they can't claim copyright on a rom hack, that's the most absurd thing I've heard.
Sure, it sucks, but it doesn't shock.
I am in no way promoting the illegal distribution of software, but projects like this need to be done under an alias, so that you're only known as a fake name, and with no trace of who you really are, and you do not claim any rights on the thing. When you advertise your own law breaking, you're asking for trouble.
You can't get prosecuted if you can't be found.
That's why romhacks before this of Chrono Trigger were not done in this manner, but distributed regularly.