XK posted:

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/faq/Insurance-FAQ

I'm pretty sure it's also in one of their videos somewhere, probably accompanied by a bunch of hand waving.

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basically the answer is insurance for pirates will not be too dissimilar for insurance for people inside the UEE it will just be the sort of pirate version of that, and we are going to try and balance it so either side of it can't abuse insurance

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CaptainYosho: People here for Star Citizen discussion - stay tuned to the end of the show, we're announcing Leonard's appearance on Base Radio, a Star Citizen podcast

IncredibleIgloo posted:

Leonard actually seems pretty smart. All of the sudden he has been thrust into a situation where he has an interested audience whose most well defined characteristic is their ability and desire to throw money into hopes and dreams. He makes the appropriate distinctions that what he says are his interpretations only, and he is not a specialist in the field. Then he feeds them hopes and dreams. He is just taking advantage of a good deal.

kw0134 posted:

The preliminary injunction will certainly be denied. There's no irreparable harm that cannot be remedied by a liquidated judgment (i.e., cash money) at the end if Crytek prevails.

The injunction may or may not be granted at the end of the trial if Crytek wins, to which Crytek is entitled to if there's a copyright violation. If it is, then it takes effect at a time the court deems appropriate, which may be immediately once the judgment is entered. This can be stayed pending any appeals, so if and when the poo poo truly hits the fan there will be long notice of it happening. How it'll be enforced is going to be crafted by the court with the plaintiffs strongly advising -- Crytek can basically write the order for what they'd like to see to ensure satisfactory behavior, and the judge can sign off on it or modify it. Remember, at this point CIG has had an open and fair opportunity to show no wrongdoing and if the injunction takes place well they've hosed up in the eyes of the court and under copyright laws they're not entitled to any real benefit of the doubt. This can be pretty drat invasive, and as we've seen before in other cases the fact it's fatal to them is of no import to the court; after all, the law itself wants the consequences to be heavy and painful.

I wouldn't be surprised if CIG is forced to allow Crytek to audit the whole thing top to bottom and Crytek is allowed to go "this is mine, this is mine, this is mine, this garbage is not ours, eww, this is mine..." until there's naught left but T-posed commandos and jpegs.

Also discovery and stuff like getting all the hearings in place before setting a trial date should start kicking into gear once the initial handshakes finish. If CIG stalls, then the court can get real cross, especially if the other side is ready. The court will be content with delaying things if there's serious settlement talks going on though; getting out of actually holding a trial is job one in the court system given how many cases are pending on a typical docket. Both sides seem dug in and are lobbing grenades o'er the top, but that could be just a front while serious talks by adults are being held in a conference room somewhere, it's happened far too often to dismiss. CIG probably has no adults in charge though.

Dementropy posted:

Quavers posted:

The gradual walking back of promised features and gameplay continues:



Phew. All those ships bought with real money are a lot safer now. Pay2Win hype!

IncredibleIgloo posted:

Leonard actually seems pretty smart. All of the sudden he has been thrust into a situation where he has an interested audience whose most well defined characteristic is their ability and desire to throw money into hopes and dreams. He makes the appropriate distinctions that what he says are his interpretations only, and he is not a specialist in the field. Then he feeds them hopes and dreams. He is just taking advantage of a good deal.

Reuben Sandwich posted:

Couldn't a judge keep kicking the can on a trial date in hopes that a settlement would be reached or is Space Court date set in set in stone. Is it me, or is the lawsuit the first time CIG are achieving their deadlines?

kw0134 posted:

You've proven to the court that procedurally it should hear both sides

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Colostomy Bag posted:

The whole absurdity of this project (and of course more recent events) never ceases to amaze me.

I like how reddit is coming up with ways to keep the stolen ship "alive" by having members of your org never signing off. Like passing the torch.

The problem is from a simple standpoint, how does the server know who "possesses" the ship in the first place? You and 10 (haha) others board and fight your way in while you rape and pillage. Does it know that the ten of you in the physics grid are the owners now?

They try to solve one problem which pisses backers off and it creates ten more what-ifs. It's just a loving laugh riot with their total lack of understanding of basic game mechanics and what can happen when you have an idiot at the helm waving his hands.

Dusty Lens posted:

maybe polish a pipeline in someone elses space bunk

The Titanic posted:

This is exactly what people are looking forward to.

Quavers posted:

So you're saying that CIG have beaten Frontier, Hello Games, and co, by making a groundbreaking development in procedural generation?

radd posted:

It's... It's like you're actually Chris Roberts.

tuo posted:

Nah, she's Sandi. Making fun of SC is her way to deal with the whole marriage with Crobberts thing. Plus SC = Titanic is a wonderful analogy.

GazChap posted:

I never thought I’d say this, but reading through the transcripts from SomethingJones makes me think that, actually, America might be better off if Crobbler was their President, and Donald was head of CIG.

If nothing else, Donald seems to share the backers’ views about females.

Tippis posted:

I think we're missing the bigger picture here.

What all of this means is that someone at Skadden was forced to watch through all that horribleness to gather up the evidence needed to make the case. They were forced by Crytek. Crytek was the wicked evil badguy all along!

Dementropy posted:

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Dementropy posted:

Dementropy posted:

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Who cares, the game is in early development, devs are busy doing a spin-off already. They already spent all the money, SC never coming so who cares what you can or can't do.

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This tells me they don’t know where to take true persistence or how to develop it.

Golli posted:

Is there typically a hearing (and oral arguments) on the motion to dismiss, or does the judge usually make their ruling solely on the basis of the submissions?