Originally posted by VanillaThunder:
<strong> [...] Do they have ROTD, KOF 2002, MS4 or KOF 2k1 inserts redone yet?
I don't know, and I'm assuming this because I haven't heard yet.
No, they don't!
the reason: if they redo the inserts, they are BLATANTLY and obviously treading on Playmore's turf, grounds for a lawsuit.
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See, gunrock, this is the type of thing I'm talking about. Spot on, Vanilla.
Playmore is MS4, KoF2k1, RotD, KoF2k2, *NOT* the older stuff like KoF2k, Sengoku 2001, Ganryu, Zupapa, etc.pp.
As long as "they" don't "correct" anything of the new Playmore stuff or release badly soldered RotD convs with some of the usual NGF stamps/URLs on them, it's of ZERO relevance for Playmore. They won't get a dime for any of the past releases like KoF2k et al, so their incentive to stop them isn't as big as you might think.
That doesn't mean that I would not understand that stealing IPs from anyone is a criminal act - far from it. As a musician who releases records & CDs on technoid labels like Ray Gun or Indulge Rec (both Hamburg, Germany), I perfectly know what it means to see one of my tracks appearing on labels who haven't signed a head of agreement with my label boss, and to wittness these license pirates making money with my stuff, while I don't even get fucking credits in their fucking booklets, let alone license fees.
And believe me, my label boss and I went to court and fought for our rights, but even in our (comparably simple) case, it took several lawyers, experts/assessors and some months of tedious court sessions to get things straight.
gunrock, I don't want to burst any of your bubbles. If you feel that contacting SNK/Playmore USA and writing about (from our point of view) true but (from Playmore's point of view) hearsay issues would the best approach, by all means go for it. I wouldn't be surprised if Playmore eventually would stand up against the Duo, but this will take a while. Give them time.