An Option for Nostalrius - if you want
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:00 pmDear Nostalrius,
I know the devs have already stated "its not our fight. we dont want to fight blizzard".
To the devs - I fully respect you for that, and have nothing but thanks to express toward you guys.
However - should anyone else wish to take up the reins, and should the devs themselves wish to continue developing if the risk was alleviated - please read on.
A fundamental pretense to copyright infringement is that a violation has to take place in the public domain.
Copyright is the right to display, reproduce, distribute, perform, transmit, and about a dozen other "rights"... specifically in the public domain. Meaning - Open to the public.
If the offense does not happen in public domain, the domain itself becomes liable.
The only way for all participants to exit the public domain, is by entering a private domain. By private domain, I mean corporation, LLC, or Not-for-profit organization.
This is probably going to sound crazy, but it's legit. Here's what Nostalrius would have to do:
1) Nost needs to set up a legal entity. Meaning a corporation, LLC, or Not-for-profit organization.
2) Everyone who signs up to play is then required to sign an equity agreement. The equity agreement would grant each individual equity ownership (or stock) to the legal entity.
3) The legal entity then claims ownership of its assets and liabilities... including hardware, software.
4) At this point, the entity now assumes all legal responsibilities, and only it can be held liable in a court of law.
So suppose blizzard did sue for 25 million and win.... well, if you have 800k stock holders:
$25,000,000 / 800,000 share holders = each individual share holder is liable for $31.25
Assuming hell froze over and blizzard could some how file and win a lawsuit every year... you're talking about $3.00 in liability per stock holder..... per year.
So Nostalrius Devs - If you're up for it, there's your answer.
A similar practice was used by a group called rawsome in 2011, when they encountered government pressure for allowing the public to purchase raw dairy products.
I know the devs have already stated "its not our fight. we dont want to fight blizzard".
To the devs - I fully respect you for that, and have nothing but thanks to express toward you guys.
However - should anyone else wish to take up the reins, and should the devs themselves wish to continue developing if the risk was alleviated - please read on.
A fundamental pretense to copyright infringement is that a violation has to take place in the public domain.
Copyright is the right to display, reproduce, distribute, perform, transmit, and about a dozen other "rights"... specifically in the public domain. Meaning - Open to the public.
If the offense does not happen in public domain, the domain itself becomes liable.
The only way for all participants to exit the public domain, is by entering a private domain. By private domain, I mean corporation, LLC, or Not-for-profit organization.
This is probably going to sound crazy, but it's legit. Here's what Nostalrius would have to do:
1) Nost needs to set up a legal entity. Meaning a corporation, LLC, or Not-for-profit organization.
2) Everyone who signs up to play is then required to sign an equity agreement. The equity agreement would grant each individual equity ownership (or stock) to the legal entity.
3) The legal entity then claims ownership of its assets and liabilities... including hardware, software.
4) At this point, the entity now assumes all legal responsibilities, and only it can be held liable in a court of law.
So suppose blizzard did sue for 25 million and win.... well, if you have 800k stock holders:
$25,000,000 / 800,000 share holders = each individual share holder is liable for $31.25
Assuming hell froze over and blizzard could some how file and win a lawsuit every year... you're talking about $3.00 in liability per stock holder..... per year.
So Nostalrius Devs - If you're up for it, there's your answer.
A similar practice was used by a group called rawsome in 2011, when they encountered government pressure for allowing the public to purchase raw dairy products.