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Now that the settlement is official (the judge signed the agreement: http://ia331218.us.archive.org/3/items/ ... 6.31.0.pdf), I'm wondering if we'll see a press release from Wildfire or IMR.

The case was dismissed by the creditors after they had reached a settlement for IMR to pay them monies - which was the avowed purpose of the suit. The Unholy Internet Cheerleading Squad (read: me) was the one hoping it would actually tear the company apart and pry the licenses from their hands. All...

Not to mention that "A Time of War" is not even out in print yet.

magnuskn wrote:Yeah, but what does it mean for Shadowrun and BattleTech? Does Catalyst remains with the license or will they lose it?

That's Topp's decision to make.
I believe the license will stay with CGL.

I know they said they planned to pay him off, but I hadn't been aware that they'd actually done it. 15 said it was planned to pay it off between October and December. Which does beg the question of your source. I have no special source, I just misremembered what that PDF said, and though that it sa...

I've not heard anything about Paul Stansel (or any of the other creditors involved in the chapter 7 case) being paid off. Where did you hear this? We heard earlier that the originally-agreed-upon monthly payment were going on-schedule, which would mean that today, Paul Stansel is not owed any money...

Ancient History wrote:Apologizing would involve at some public or private level admitting what he did. Which could be bad for him, since confessing to your crimes is the first thing any lawyer will tell you not to do.

No one here knows if LLC apologized to the other owners of CGL.

Korwin wrote:Considering how much he got right in the past, I would think he still got an source...

Who's still working with/for CGL?
I highly doubt that.

Well, regardless, 5th edition is coming. CGL plans to release 5th edition in 2012, subject to being able to hold together financially until then. That is really interesting to know. How you can continue to have inside information on CGL while publically campaigning for their dissolution is pretty w...

I don't think they're behind with CBT at all. TRO 3085 just saw print, as did HexPack: Lakes and Rivers, which finally brought mapsheets back into stores. Other than that, we had Operation Klondike this year, the print RS-books accompanying the recfent TROs, the turning points/historical turning poi...

FrankTrollman wrote:
That Ancient History got his comp copies (a mere five months late in the best of cases) means that someone negotiated with PSI to give up some number of books to distribute back to the authors and production staff.

-Username17

Or they just bought them.
What does it matter anyways?

Ancient History wrote:Y'know, the entire reason I terminated my contracts and blew off over two grand of drafts is so I wouldn't have to do business with your particular brand of asshole. Take the hint.

You know, there is an ignore button.

Ancient History wrote: ...except now, you have no recourse except a lawsuit.

You never had a different recourse. Work-for-hire copyright law is not a new thing.

Why does the freelancer feel the need to force the company to pay him? In what kind of company would "Not being paid for your duly completed job" be considered a legitimate job risk and a thing people would feel the need to research the grey areas of? What does that have to do with what F...

Why does the freelancer feel the need to force the company to pay him? In what kind of company would "Not being paid for your duly completed job" be considered a legitimate job risk and a thing people would feel the need to research the grey areas of? What does that have to do with what F...

Randall Bills says that paying people for their work is something that he doesn't necessarily have to do, but that people are welcome to take him to court over. 100% wrong. Randall just said that according to copyright law, a freelancer can not withhold his copyright to force the company to pay him.

FYI Caldazar, your hilarious use of progressive as an insult aside. One of those people harassing Jennifer Harding was Bull, who in addition to being a Dumpshock Moderator is also employed by Catalyst. So yes, Catalyst employees were involved in the harassment. Bull is employed by CGL? Being a free...

Centurion13 wrote:It would seem it has been pushed back until October.

Frank, do you have any light to shed on this particular evolution?

Cent13

Although I'm not Frank, the judge originally assigned to the case retired, so it got pushed back when it was transferred to the new judge.

FrankTrollman wrote: They came out and said that they signed contracts which they have no real intention of honoring their side of, even while benefiting from the other side that the other people made in good faith.

-Username17

Where did they say that?

magnuskn wrote: But, sorry, I wouldn't know any detailed stuff, only what I hear from people who still buy the crap. I haven't bought a BT book since the 3065 readout. I guess I reached my BS capacity after that point.

67 you mean, right?
There was no 65 TRO.

Someone should probably ask Charrette himself what he thinks about this.
http://www.charrette.parroom.net/index.html says his email adress is bob@parroom.net

CGL has previously themselves created PDFs by cutting up old books and scanning and OCRing them, and that is perfectly legal for them to do, as they have the license to the rights to those books.
I don't see the problem here whatsoever.

What? You mean Bills has never stolen/philandered/defrauded/accidently-withdrew-$850K? True, he merely aided and abetted. Which is not quite as bad, I guess. So let me get this straight, you believe Randall Bills helped Coleman embezzle/comingle money that belongs to the company he co-owns? Yeah, r...

Not surprising. I get the feeling neither Coleman or Bills has a very high regard for the average RnF gamer. Three years of ceaseless fawning adulation from gamers while you're picking their collective pockets tends to erode respect for said suckers, I suppose. There hasn't been a hint of evidence ...

Surgo wrote:I know it's unlikely, but it would really be awesome if Eclipse Phase became a leader that pulled a decent amount of the industry into Creative Commons-style licensing.

CGL has already jumped onto the bandwagon with Leviathans.