[mohaa] MOH:PA and ded server license

Flight 800 Flight800 at Comcast.net
Fri Dec 31 14:19:02 EST 2004


> With this comment being in the manual for PA in regards to 
> the WIN32 dedicated server how is it being played with the 
> Linux binary?
> 
> "you may not run a commercial business using the dedicated 
> server technology we provide for multiplayer gaming.  you may 
> not distribute this tool to others.  our dedicated server 
> technology is a seperate tool that we provide with this 
> product to demonstrate how to set up a host server for 
> multiplayer tournaments.  this tool is accompanied by a tools 
> end user license agreement ("licence agreement") which we 
> require you to accept before you use it."


Every game has a similar clause in their licensing agreement, and everyone
does it anyways.  It's the one big grey area in this business that could
actually end the existence of all GSP's in a single legal sweep.




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