Scratch

And you had to make another topic about this?

scratch_yoshi wrote:

And you had to make another topic about this?

And you didn't bother to read what I put?
Here's an idea- you keep on ranting about how Namco is right, and I can keep ranting about how what they did is wrong.
I'm done arguing with you.

awesomestickdude wrote:

I think this whole thing is silly. How long ago did this even happen? And does the kid whose project got deleted even care/active anymore?

It was 124Scratch. And I just made this thread because some person made a petition for people who agree with Namco.

And heres the story for anyone who doesn't know what I am talking about:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201007 … 0430.shtml

He's active. He posted a project yesterday.

Harakou wrote:

Why don't you just voice your opinion in the thread you're ranting about?

I do agree, good sir.

GravityCatisalie wrote:

Harakou wrote:

Why don't you just voice your opinion in the thread you're ranting about?

I'm just ranting about the whole thing in general.

Rather, you seem to be ranting about that particular petition and voicing a counter-argument. I don't even see why this whole thing had to be brought up again. Everyone's getting in a fuss over nothing.

GravityCatisalie wrote:

Harakou wrote:

GravityCatisalie wrote:

I'm just ranting about the whole thing in general.

Rather, you seem to be ranting about that particular petition and voicing a counter-argument. I don't even see why this whole thing had to be brought up again. Everyone's getting in a fuss over nothing.

Yeah, this is pretty stupid. 

...So why are you arguing?

martianshark wrote:

GravityCatisalie wrote:

awesomestickdude wrote:

I think this whole thing is silly. How long ago did this even happen? And does the kid whose project got deleted even care/active anymore?

It was 124Scratch. And I just made this thread because some person made a petition for people who agree with Namco.

And heres the story for anyone who doesn't know what I am talking about:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201007 … 0430.shtml

I never actually saw the letter. It seems pretty obvious that either this guy speaks engrish, or it's a robot. I was imagining the letter in a GLaDOS voice.

Can I find a written version of the letter somewhere? The text in the picture is really small...

That might be the only pic of the letter we have. 

Some users actually thought it was a hoax at first when they saw the letter because of the way it was written. Namco's case is actually pretty laughable (if it I was the one who owned the Pac-Man project, I probably would have kept the project and tossed the letter in the trash. Namco really has no case here).

If you hold CTRL and press + several times you can magnify the image. 

Last edited by cheddargirl (2011-06-21 01:24:27)

Well I decided to copy it all down so we can read it here...

Nomco wrote:

I am the authorized representative of NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and Namco Networks America Inc. which owns the arcade and video game entitled PAC MAN and the characters, images, music, and other elements contained therein.

I am providing this letter to make you aware of material on your network or system that infringes exclusive copyright and trademark rights of Namco I have good faith belief that the PAC MAN Arcade Scratch game by user 124 Scratch found at [link to project] infringes Namco's rights by offering visitors the unauthorized use of infringing copies of the PAC MAN game product which is protected by copyright and trademark law. On the above mentioned website anyone can play a version of the game PAC MAN for free.

I have good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

While we appreciate the educational nature of your enterprise and look forward to the contributions of the future programmers you are training, part of their education should include concern for the intellectual property of others. We hereby request that you immediately remove or disable access to the infringing material at the above mentioned URL address. Please provide us with a written confirmation that you have complied with the request stated in this letter.

Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now that I typed all that, I've realized it's kind of obvious that this was an automated message. Namco probably sends this stuff to everyone, hoping to scare some people in to taking pacman stuff down - but they won't really notice if you don't. I believe it would be perfectly safe to put it back up.