Hideo Kojima retweets MGS5 fan made pic - Konami files copyright claim

[mattebad]

Pirates who say they're pirating because of a companies bad decision were going to pirate the game anyways, they just needed some BS justification to make piracy look alright. 

You can't generalize people that pirate as I personally know many who pirate games due to the soul fact that they don't have the money to buy any games at all, so they either have to stop paying their bills and not be able to enjoy their hobby, or they skip a bill so they can play a game. And then there are those who can afford the game but don't buy it because they are cheap as fuck

[Gr0egercesg]

Fuck Konami!

 

[PlayStation 2]

that's just disrespectful

[typographie]

what the actual fuck, Konami!

we have patent trolls, we have copyright claim trolls - where does it stop, will it ever?

 

Nothing that Konami does at this point is surprising. Jim Sterling gets his videos claimed by Konami seemingly anytime he so much as mentions their name.

[6God]

You can't generalize people that pirate as I personally know many who pirate games due to the soul fact that they don't have the money to buy any games at all, so they either have to stop paying their bills and not be able to enjoy their hobby, or they skip a bill so they can play a game. And then there are those who can afford the game but don't buy it because they are cheap as fuck

 

If you don't have the money to buy a game, don't buy the game. You are not OWED a game just because its your hobby and you're too poor to afford it. Real life and its expenses overcome stupid games that amount to nothing in the grand scheme. Maybe those people you know should focus on increasing their financial security before spending money on games, no? 

 

No one is owed a game for any reason. Do not use justifications to trick yourself into thinking you're doing something. The semantics of theft are a grey area for some, but the fact is you're taking something you have no right to take, that doesn't belong to you on any level. 

 

If the choice is between not paying bills that actually matter or enjoying your 'hobby', get a better hobby that doesn't put your monthly payments at risk just because you want to play the latest AAA game. 

[Nena Trinity]

Konami = corporate mad men? 

[SPG]

Kojima probably won't see a fucking dime of it, if you really think that wait for him to do something else on Kickstart he probably will.

I never once said he'd be seeing any money from it. I said to enjoy the game FOR HIM and forget the company behind it.

[Misanthrope]

I never once said he'd be seeing any money from it. I said to enjoy the game FOR HIM and forget the company behind it.

 

So let's reward the company that stole his project and probably most of the profits he deserves by giving them money and support the business of continuing to harass him and fucking him over silly stupid shit like fan art?

 

Nope, sorry but sometimes as a matter of principles, even great pieces of arts deserve to be burned.

[SPG]

So let's reward the company that stole his project and probably most of the profits he deserves by giving them money and support the business of continuing to harass him and fucking him over silly stupid shit like fan art?

 

Nope, sorry but sometimes as a matter of principles, even great pieces of arts deserve to be burned.

whatever, I got it for free, enjoy it like hell, and konami will burn themselves anyways because they'll be making shovelware. This game wont keep them alive

[Misanthrope]

whatever, I got it for free, enjoy it like hell, and konami will burn themselves anyways because they'll be making shovelware. This game wont keep them alive

 

If you got it for free more power to you, I was mentioning that people shouldn't buy it and specially not at retail price. 

[SPG]

If you got it for free more power to you, I was mentioning that people shouldn't buy it and specially not at retail price. 

buy it from g2a and dont give two shits since that money isnt going to konami lol

[Misanthrope]

buy it from g2a and dont give two shits since that money isnt going to konami lol

 

That's like saying pirate it: yes it doesn't gives money to Konami directly, but actually it generates more interest and notability for the game which translates into more sales. The better option is not to support it at all and let it die out instead of hyping it up by getting a pirated or a less than legitimate copy.

[Tim Drake]

Could someone remind me about the Hideo and Konami story?

 

I forgot.

[SPG]

Could someone remind me about the Hideo and Konami story?

 

I forgot.

konami blows and fired kojima

[Tim Drake]

konami blows and fired kojima

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[zacRupnow]

It doesn't: They actually had someone check on him and manually claimed it.

If it was manually checked then how did it go through, they don't own the fan's art, or is it the client filing the glaim that does the checking. If so that's fucking stupid. It should be someone not part of the group that filed the claim who verifies it.

[Misanthrope]

If it was manually checked then how did it go through, they don't own the fan's art, or is it the client filing the glaim that does the checking. If so that's fucking stupid. It should be someone not part of the group that filed the claim who verifies it.

 

Yes it is stupid, copyright and trademark law is quite stupid. And companies are usually afraid of the bigger guy with the more cash to sue more than who's right hence youtube and twitter usually side with companies even for blatantly false claims.

[Solkia]

Isn't Japan strict about fanart?

[SPG]

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

because reasons

[carolkarine]

... I think kojima fucked some executive's wife. Like, what else would justify this childish behavior?

[shirokado]

You can't generalize people that pirate as I personally know many who pirate games due to the soul fact that they don't have the money to buy any games at all, so they either have to stop paying their bills and not be able to enjoy their hobby, or they skip a bill so they can play a game. And then there are those who can afford the game but don't buy it because they are cheap as fuck

And not having money to own something is somehow a reason to pirate? If you don't have money you don't get to have the product. Ever heard of capitalism?

[GoldSrc]

Can we mark 2015 as the year Konami started to go downhill?

[mattebad]

And not having money to own something is somehow a reason to pirate? If you don't have money you don't get to have the product. Ever heard of capitalism?

So if you had the choice of getting something for your hobby that you normally couldn't afford for free at the expense of it being morally wrong, or buying the item for your hobby at full price at the expense of not being able to pay certain bills. Which choice do you choose?

[Ekpyrosis]

So if you had the choice of getting something for your hobby that you normally couldn't afford for free at the expense of it being morally wrong, or buying the item for your hobby at full price at the expense of not being able to pay certain bills. Which choice do you choose?

Your question is a false dichotomy based on the assumption that getting a game, which is purely a luxury item, is a necessity.

I know it wasn't directed at me, but my answer would be: I would look for a way to engage in my hobby more cost-efficiently, i.e. wait for prices to drop, buy things on sale, if one game is too expensive right now, play another one.

[Octavialicious]

I got MGS5 for free with my 980Ti, but after this I doubt I'll ever install it.