The bricks were free and I never claimed I made them like you are doing. You asshole subak.
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Let me start by saying: “I’m not a lawyer, but…”
By uploading Ravioli Burglar Simulator that is exactly what you’ve done, The_Man_Official. You cannot just take someone’s original work as a whole and publish it wherever you feel like. If you’re not licensed by the original creator that’s a form of copyright offence. If you want to know the exact specifics, talk to a specialized lawyer.
As for 18 Aliens looking at another person’s code to fix an issue with their own game: I think morally that’s fair game. If I understand them correctly they didn’t nick an entire mechanic but rather looked at how a rather basic mechanic worked elsewhere and made corrections to their own code based on that knowledge. Also: It would be very hard to prove any of what they did in a court of law - while your DMCA claim worthy action is already in a lot of logs as well as possibly on archive.org.
Look… I can maybe not say what exactly happened between the two of you. But I can tell that if both of you stay on the course you are currently on, it will end in tears for one of you - well, at least one of you. Probably the one who basically already admitted to breaching international law. Publicly.
But I’m sure that’s all just my opinion and it will all work out perfectly fine for you…
Like I (preemptively) said: I’m sure that’s all just my opinion and it will all work out perfectly fine for you…
But I find it noteworthy that you latch onto the part that’s about the only thing that had nothing to do with you while ignoring the rest of my post.
I’ll be offline now, so you do not have to feel rushed to answer. Take some time and think about what you are going to say next…
My personal understanding at this point in time is this: You looked at another person’s code to fix an issue with their own game. You they didn’t nick an entire mechanic but rather looked at how a rather basic mechanic worked elsewhere and made corrections to their own code based on that knowledge. You just chose to do so by looking at a finished project rather than a tutorial.
If my understanding of that part of… the current situation is correct I think you’re fine - legally and morally. If it was a bit more than that or maybe you just want to thank the person whose publicly available code helped you on a early step of your career, just contact that games developer, explain how their code helped you with your free project and ask them if they want to be credited and how. Most game developers are pretty cool, passionate people. :) They will probably be happy to hear that their work helped you. (Just don’t bother them with… The other stuff that’s going on in this thread.)