After Portal 64 was shut down, the creator of the project says "don't be mad at Valve," while diving into the difficulty of it ever coming.
  • Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
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    10 months ago

    politely asking him to take it down is the same as a cease and desist.

    The result is the same but there’s a huge difference between getting legally threatened by a big company and being asked nicely.

    What do they hope to gain from currying favour from Nintendo?

    The knowledge of having zero chance to be sued by Nintendo.

    • TWeaK@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      The result is the same but there’s a huge difference between getting legally threatened by a big company and being asked nicely.

      Not really. Asking nicely can easily be a veiled threat.

      The knowledge of having zero chance to be sued by Nintendo.

      But that’s an excessively risk averse position to take. It doesn’t even really fit for Valve, although it’s common with lawyers. Hence why I don’t think Valve has the right lawyers for their ethos.