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@nyanates9 ай бұрын
No more emails. No more vids. No more threats. Just bring legal action. There are lots of other devs watching all this unfold who will do the same if you capitulate.
@jhonayo48878 ай бұрын
It's not that easy. Lawyers cost a lot of money and you are risking money and time. And you may not win the case.
@DyslexicBatnam8 ай бұрын
@@jhonayo4887 depending on where you sue, the defendant will pay your lawyer when found guilty.
@spellweavergeneziso8 ай бұрын
easier said than done, court proceedings are not cheap and take way too long
@Jaymorano8 ай бұрын
Costs too much. Simple.
@lucaslod27318 ай бұрын
No layer would take this case, case that basically the same buildings as in project reality, Squad and other milli sim games. Thats like trying to sue another artist for painting the same tree as you.
@konigaminggr9 ай бұрын
I love how the italian dude ADMITS to stealing assets. But then just goes "nuh-uh, I'm suing YOU" 🤦♂
@3rosione9 ай бұрын
i am italian, and being a game developer myself and having worked with other italian devs over the past i can assure you that this is the type of mentality most people have in regards to making a videogame. they think that making a game means "making it big" economically, the money side of things is the main driving motive. no passion whatsoever, or very little anyway. people here REALLY think that "making a game" equals to making a shit ton of money really quick and a rare thing that you can brag about. if you say you "make games" for a living or in your spare time, people are amazed and look at you with crazed eyes. it is very uncommon, therefore people don't comprehend it. and when they find out about the business side of things, they suddenly want to make one. i'm pretty certain the thought process the devs for the venatur game had was like "hey there's a free game on steam, probably means we CAN steal what's inside of it since it's free i guess. nobody's gonna know right? it is free so who gives a shit anyways. there is a load of other crappy/indie fps games on steam, who cares."
@notinterested84529 ай бұрын
@@3rosioneyep, they're mafia types.
@mmrchive9 ай бұрын
@@3rosionepretty much every CEO in AAA game companies now too.
@3nertia9 ай бұрын
@@3rosione Welcome to capitalism - Profits over People!
@arostiredorsomething9 ай бұрын
God damn pizza men!
@sukhoifockewulf5 ай бұрын
13:20 That 'take a sip from an empty mug with middle finger extended ' move was pretty legit.
@JoystickJockie7 ай бұрын
7:05 for super cute puppy attacking home intruder sandals, he defends his master very well
@maksimjurczenko36599 ай бұрын
Take them to court if they don't remove your assets from their game, because that's illegal... shame on them for stealing the work YOU made for free without being paid, just to integrate it into their game and selling it for $40, without caring... Sorry this happened to you Drake.
@Athasin9 ай бұрын
Getting lawyers to fight an international copyright case is going to cost an arm and a leg. They should definitely copyright strike them though, it’ll get the game off Steam for 14 days.
@LimitedWard9 ай бұрын
Winning an international copyright lawsuit is incredibly difficult and very expensive. Not something a game studio, selling a free video game, can afford. And I doubt any lawyer would take this case on contingency.
@peterkossits47949 ай бұрын
The problem is that legal fees suck up any monetary advantage you can gain and the process can take years especially since these guys are in another country. This is always the problem with this type of thing. It should almost be treated as theft and be criminal rather than a civil complaint. But it's not, unless the entities are really big. My advice. Let it slide, forget about it, ignore it. Better for the nerves.
@ImCleos9 ай бұрын
@@Athasin their game isnt on steam
@Athasin9 ай бұрын
@@ImCleos RIP then because suing a company based in another country over copyright infringement will probably cost more than they'll ever get.
@gotdamn_tarantino9 ай бұрын
Please don't take this video down or reverse course unless you have to for legal purposes. I love the fact that you're putting this shit on display for everyone to see because it absolutely has to stop. Yes, the mental gymnastics required to justify this shit is wild. And then to top it off, they're charging for their game while your shit is freely available. I respect your unfiltered honesty boss. Keep doing what you're doing.
@geronimo55379 ай бұрын
These kind of disputes are typically between companies. The winner in court usually gets "all" profits made using stolen property/design and requires a hefty damages fine. The way these developers act is like a HR manager caught lying. Full of apology and friendship. Yet avoiding solving the problem. They entirely deserve to be sued and put out of business. Not only for the theft itself. But also for how consistently they try to take zero ownership of this having occured. None of their behavior speaks of any professionalism to the trade. You deserve every cent of their stolen money, legally.
@bigdarby28309 ай бұрын
Yeah definitely shouldn't be public if it goes somewhere legal. I even think the Italian guy is trying to explain who ever finished the assets uploaded them to some asset marketplace. Now he is asking for proof of ownership which drake hopefully has.
@stephaniemichaelssoftware9 ай бұрын
This is Truebones Motions Exposed delusion in a nutshell. There was a similar guy attacking smaller devs and even Epic games but he livestreamed his behavior and self justification. A bunch of people like KiraTV tried to break down the delusion on their channels. It was really wild. No idea what causes this but its wild.
@killerv1358 ай бұрын
I dont mind people using assets available, but dont pirate them and sell the game while being disrespectful.
@tamnker84657 ай бұрын
They're not trying to convince you they're right, they're playing a game of attrition with you, hoping that you'll just give up and let them continue stealing your work. Yeah, don't let that happen. Call in the lawyers!
@Vollification8 ай бұрын
1:42 Cyincal me: "You sweet, innocent and trusting person. The world doesn't deserve you."
@peaceup55199 ай бұрын
Yea... People are a$$ holes. I'm 45yrs old. The older I got, the more I began to understand why older people are so bitter and upset. The longer one lives, the more one gets back stabbed, lied to, stolen from, and ripped up. The older I got, the smaller my circle of friends got. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in. The more advanced technology gets, the easier it becomes for people to steal things... Especially digital assets. Each year, I ger more and more depressed. Stories like yours are happening more and more. My heart goes out to you and your team. Stay strong, don't give up, and don't let those a$$ holes dictate your future.
@seedypr64799 ай бұрын
👆 Underrated comment
@Ariaa769 ай бұрын
Man this resonates even though I'm younger. We recently found out that the IT guy for our webserver and business, the guy was a fraud... dragging everything, making up and even creating hurdles just for wanting money left and right for various different reasons that we were not aware of (can't blame dad, 50 y'o man who grew up without tech and is more a crafty/handy man). I talked to an old friend of mine, describing the situation and I found out it is a very common thing especially in tech and it's getting worse and worse. -_- We said screw this, I'm learning everything from the scratch, on my own, dropping everything just to learn and get better just to have our own agency and control. You can't trust people these days especially with tech and once business is in involved it get's even more absurd. What hurts me the most is I was so passionate, looking up to the guy and wanting to learn and improve, I was not aware how stupid I was for thinking like this because I always value people knowing more than me, but seriously f that... "The older I got, the smaller my circle of friends got." this for real, only need few few people who have proven themselves to be there and those are enough you don't need more, a year or two ago I used to have my addlist and notifications full of "friends", they're all gone now and rightfully so, other than wasting your time they're no good for anything. But appreciating the good ones and keeping them close is the right way. I enjoy getting older honestly, the more I learn the better I feel not to repeat the same mistakes. Wall of text and I wrote a lot but I felt your comment more than anything these days.✌🏽
@Miketar24248 ай бұрын
@@Alongfortheride693 Ok, in the year 1918, the world was infected with the Spanish flu which was deadlier than Covid and killed over 50 million, they had just witnessed a world war which also killed many millions. Crime was high, and single motherhood rampant. Racism was basically legal in America, many blacks killed by hanging and beaten. Women had no rights, not even allowed to vote. If you were not white and christian you simply had no seat at the table anywhere. What we did NOT have though, was people complaining about all this on the internet, so at least that was an advantage.
@RandomFandomOfficial8 ай бұрын
@@Alongfortheride693SUPER BASED COMMENT! 😊
@fvlse_8 ай бұрын
I’m 25, and I already feel like this. Maybe it’s just a different world today, but I feel alone, like I’m in the matrix.
@gnoel57229 ай бұрын
I am pretty sure Steam has a 0 tolerance policy for this. From what I understand, as soon as you file a lawsuit their game will be out of steam market until it is resolved. Look at what happened with Dark and Darker, almost killed their studio even if it was all a lie from their competitor.
@Invertmini12129 ай бұрын
Its been off steam so anyone who buys it has no recourse
@timothy809 ай бұрын
They removed the game from steam after launching it. It's likely they knew what would happened when they got found out and pulled it and started selling it on their own.
@bigdumbeduardo7609 ай бұрын
I hope drake uses the money he might get from the lawsuit to repay the people who bought the game
@JooshMaGoosh9 ай бұрын
Sibi studio or whatever its called is not Nexon... Dark and Darker allegedly fucked with nexon. Nexon is a masssive corp in korea. They got moooney.
@Donut9889 ай бұрын
@@bigdumbeduardo760 they could make part of the resolve for the lawsuit if the game gets permanently taken down that they have to refund the game, if not steam might be able to do some sort of charge back. 🤷
@ImOlegnaOrg8 ай бұрын
7:14 Even the dog gets pissed off by piracy... Clearly, he's equally pissed off by flip-flops.
@swissflxw20917 ай бұрын
7:16 the little dog seems like a cool guy
@LewisPhillipson9 ай бұрын
"Submitting false copyright claims, particularly those made in bad faith or with malicious intent, may constitute perjury. If pursued in court, the claimant could face legal consequences and the associated penalties for lying under oath." I'd make them aware of that, I think a lot of people aren't aware of it.
@GaiusCaligula2349 ай бұрын
Keyword "may", little man
@oBlackIceo8 ай бұрын
@@GaiusCaligula234got him?🤣 like sit down brother
@nNobunaga8 ай бұрын
@@GaiusCaligula234 why you moving fruity ?
@cheesebucketman16069 ай бұрын
I don't respect those who steal others stuff and sell it like it's their own. No one should be nice to sutch weasel snakes
@user-iz4vl4jf1x9 ай бұрын
you are young and cant understand ceo mindset
@mane0ne9 ай бұрын
@@tweziokay and? Why didn't the guy buy the assets then instead of stealing them?
@lou_pan35779 ай бұрын
@@twezialso not true
@ethancowan34319 ай бұрын
@@twezibro said their ass😂. Who gives a shit if their ass it’s still illegal to steal. Like bro missed the point
@TheRomanTribune9 ай бұрын
So.. jews lol
@Archangel3147 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, for them playing stupid can only get you so far. A lot of people do that nowadays and yes, you are correct. It’s very sad and concerning.
@DashBlue8 ай бұрын
that little furball playing with the crocs in the background is ADORABLE
@onerimeuse9 ай бұрын
Heavy stressful topic, but my god that puppy in the background is just a bundle of cuteness 😂
@PookythePolak9 ай бұрын
Sometimes i feel he puts treats back there to get that in the corner of the video, cuteness...its working.
@Bluedrake429 ай бұрын
Yeah she's great. My other dog died a few months ago so she's been making me feel better.
@AnakinSkyobiliviator9 ай бұрын
12:25 Aside from the honestly humorous demand for an apology video for an apparent slander, the dev somehow knows that his model got a lower poly count from the previous exchanges despite _never owning the model_ to compare? And I like how there are a lot of the dev's defenders (at least the ones highlighted in this video) that kind of go "your game is bad, therefore stealing its asset is okay" ...thinking the game is bad isn't the same thing as it being abandonware.
@justateddybear9519 ай бұрын
Or the ones saying he doesn't get any views on his youtube channel anymore lol oh you mean the guy that stopped going hard making youtube content like years ago isn't still getting bigger? waow
@DriftJunkie9 ай бұрын
He literally admitted to having a badly ripped version of Drake's assets! XDD
@Inferryu9 ай бұрын
Even if it is abandonware you have to check the licenses.
@AnakinSkyobiliviator9 ай бұрын
@@Inferryu Yep! And you still can't sell the assets.
@nong3338 ай бұрын
Just sue them. They already outright admitted in their emails that the assets were stolen through their BS arguments that will not stand up in any court. This will be a clear-cut case with the best they can hope for is that they will be forced to pay you guys for the assets and or worse, forced to stop selling their game and reimburse you at the same time. Also, stumbled onto you guys through this video. Decided to give OHD a try on steam as well. As a gamer who enjoys the pure experience and I love what you guys are doing with it and what it stands for.
@madzangels7 ай бұрын
You obviously didn't go to law school, that won't happen in a million years....Utter waste of time, money not to mention the emotional distress of it all while failing at the end. The lesson here is preventative, you can't cure this mess or be compensated in a court of law, but you can avoid it in future - which in of itself, will cost a lot of money. He hasn't protected his game or his IP properly, and someone has taken advantage of it - this is what a court will say after he's spent $50 - $100k
@ultrat00n6 ай бұрын
@@madzangels you didnt either go to law school either lol
@madzangels6 ай бұрын
@@ultrat00n No, I didn't have to - I own a business and have access to such advice whenever I need it, because I pay them. If you don't believe me, get your credit card out - pay an appropriate lawyer, and they'll tell you the same.
@Giga_Motren8 ай бұрын
Drama : Yes Good Quality : Yes Overall Nice Video : Yes Mental Gymnastics : Yes Hotel : Trivago
@Fiedroz9 ай бұрын
As a Game Developer it has happend to my team once as well. We hired an artist to make cards covers paintings. After some time we realised they are all repainted screens from movies and netflix series. We immidiately started deleting and changing these cards covers and filed a law suit against this artist. In the contract he signed that all the work that he have done for us is his made from scratch so guy got ultimately ducked for trying to play with us... I don't wish this happen to anyone, it's really nasty and bad stuff to indie dev studios but ye these things happen often...
@secinject8148 ай бұрын
So glad to hear you kicked them to the curb AND sued. My friends who are actual artists can have a hard time just getting paid even for real, original work. Would hate for them to have to deal with suspicions of copying their work from others. What a nightmare.
@jasonhuskie9888 ай бұрын
My studio had the exact same experience. The artist tried to argue with me that the work he produced was all original even though he turned around 120 assets in 2 days. They were clearly digitized photos with filters applied and he was adamant that I didn’t need to worry about licensing of any images. I found the original images for 6 of the assets and when presented, he still denied it and actually still tried to invoice me. I paid him $100 and had my lawyers send him a notice stating that we refuse any and all work he submitted and he alone is responsible for any legal action the original rights owners might take against him. I never heard from him again. We had other problems with freelance artists but nothing that blatant again.
@fearrogue7 ай бұрын
I think it cuz you cant pay someone else to steel it on your side.
@TheMindistorter9 ай бұрын
Watching the dog go nuts on the shoes at 7:00 super distracted me, but in the best of ways.
@Black8White9 ай бұрын
I knew someone else noticed!
@bustabusts9 ай бұрын
yeah and I wonder what's up with him holding an empty cup
@stann62808 ай бұрын
2:51 cute little doggo
@vfxtestss8 ай бұрын
7:15 your dog has the answers you are looking for. nature is wise
@phantombonnie92989 ай бұрын
Came for the legal drama, stayed for the existential crisis.
@PanoptesDreams8 ай бұрын
12:44 summarizes it perfectly.
@PanzerPaw9 ай бұрын
So sad to see this happening to you and OHD. What they're doing is theft, plain and simple and there's no excuses for that.
@123asap69 ай бұрын
Ayo panzerpaw is dropping in on this? But yeah as a CAD modeler I often hide a sort of “signature” mark in the interior of the assets I create so when people steal them they have no excuse. Trust me, its a PITA to do so but it saves you the trouble of having to do mental gymnastics with these people who paradoxically spend MORE ENERGY trying to justify their shit than actually, you know, make an original product.
@meshirou19754 ай бұрын
I love how your dog struggling with your sandal while you struggling with those scum.
@miguelguz118 ай бұрын
Just take them to court, but dam your doggo tearing up that sandal
@jameshorn78309 ай бұрын
Please, Drake, don't let these scum discourage you. I've been following you for years and admire and respect you. Maybe there's a serious gamer out there who is a lawyer who will work for your group Pro Bono. Just the fact that you and your guys have put together this amazing piece of work, which has only gotten better, speaks volumes about your guys' character and dedication. The world is a screwed up mess but we all have to fight to save it. Don't give up...
@StayFractalesque9 ай бұрын
Sounds like they were also following drake for years.. ..Sounds like haters trolling him honestly.. it's an elaborate hoax meant to distract drake and his team while they completely rip him off.. I would have sent a cease and desist off that rip . ..its an obvious hack
@ghostofonyx7779 ай бұрын
There is no saving this world. Over 8 billion people and thousands of different cultures. I'm not wasting my limited time trying to fix stupid that no religion or culture could ever fix in the history of mankind.
@imfunniguy37449 ай бұрын
THE ACT LAWYER!
@killerv1359 ай бұрын
All this does is make me look for jesus more, people tooo crazy. Evolution is obviously not working anymore.
@stephaniemichaelssoftware9 ай бұрын
This is Truebones Motions Exposed delusion in a nutshell. There was a similar guy attacking smaller devs and even Epic games but he livestreamed his behavior and self justification. A bunch of people like KiraTV tried to break down the delusion on their channels. It was really wild. No idea what causes this but its wild.
@NorwinLabs9 ай бұрын
Make a digital signature in the material or in the mesh itself, saves you a lot of the headaches in the future and can provide a failsafe.
@hsoj95509 ай бұрын
^ This! Take a page from what Dbrand did with their skins and include some hidden Easter eggs that act as unique fingerprints for your assets. Make it truly undeniable when something has been stolen.
@MillywiggZ9 ай бұрын
Good call. Maybe hidden in something like brail or morse code. On a complex part of the topology like a join or a corner hahaa!
@RavenTaleLive9 ай бұрын
@@MillywiggZ IIRC bludrake already stated they have similar stuff already in place on some of the assets, a lot of the references were removed as whoever is behind the plagiarism is aware of such methods and has been trying to hide any trace.
@ItalianMetalHED9 ай бұрын
this happened with jerry rig everything when he made his phone cases, casetify stole their assets and charged more for their crappy iterations. jerry put in easter eggs inside their teardown skins (they used high end cameras and 10k hours of optimization etc) and the resolution of castify was crap lol. They were using the same insides from droids for iphones too lol he officially filed lawsuit too! Casetify is a 1 billion dollar company too
@Unknown-rk9qm9 ай бұрын
@@ItalianMetalHEDThis is actually very funny. If they just weren't that lazy and remove those easter eggs(cuz they are easily noticeable) noone would actually suspect
@williamb.e12938 ай бұрын
Confidence often favours stupidity instead of inteligence
@CDL_Gaming7 ай бұрын
I came for the drama, I'm staying for that adorable puppy. 2:51
@CDL_Gaming7 ай бұрын
7:00
@TheBucketDealer9 ай бұрын
Love the middle finger on the teacup my guy. Keep up the good work, we really appreciate what you guys are doing with this being a high effort free game.
@Mo0kie9 ай бұрын
Just passing by this video randomly.....is...is that cup empty? Lol
@BusinessWolf19 ай бұрын
I don't think it was intentional. I preffer using that finger as well to hold cups, it's just stronger than my index.
@Dung30n9 ай бұрын
@@BusinessWolf1 oh i believe it was a message, making sure it is in frame. but just subtle enough to be dismissed if need be.
@crafty47228 ай бұрын
@@BusinessWolf1you aren’t supposed to use index anyway
@Jarhead10869 ай бұрын
Anyone else distracted by the little shih tzu puppy running around? 😂
@Thunderbolt22A109 ай бұрын
I did lol
@Sadjhj9 ай бұрын
Yes
@jesse76th969 ай бұрын
i stayed because i saw puppy
@Jarhead10869 ай бұрын
I'm guessing it's a shih tzu
@dhkdeoen8 ай бұрын
take a sip every time he says $40.
@farmboy36328 ай бұрын
When you go to your doctor with depression: “I can’t find the agreement where I said I was going to help you”
@BaryonyxDude9 ай бұрын
2:53 I was only paying attention to the dog
@GoldenApplezYT9 ай бұрын
Asset pirates sailed the seven seas to hell and back. What the studio did is inexcusable and their response is so out of left field that I wouldn’t be surprised if they go under because of this.
@PeteNice299 ай бұрын
If they weren't asset stealing they'd be scamming old people.
@FroGGi19898 ай бұрын
2:52 omg cuteness appears
@lordaloa8 ай бұрын
that little doggy in the background is so cute ^^ 7:23
@Jaryt9 ай бұрын
I've been there man. I used to be a developer for a minecraft mod called The Aether, and a couple years back a studio ripped off the mod and put it on the bedrock store, even taking the name. We had many examples of the assets that they pulled straight from our project (which are crafted by hand) and it was a long an tedious project to get it sorted out. They even offered us a share of the revenue, but we did not take that deal as it was more reactive than a proactive agreement. Pretty sure it'd also restrict our ability to create our own project one day. Good luck on getting this resolved.
@AverageUsernames9 ай бұрын
Damn, you the original developers of the mod who changed minecraft forever? Kudos! Man!
@Jaryt9 ай бұрын
@@AverageUsernames I came along a little later, but yeah, that one :)
@TN_Kuhorizki9 ай бұрын
No way!!! 😮
@delpinsky9 ай бұрын
Is there a way to digitally sign assets in order to fight this kind of piracy?
@wipkpremium56919 ай бұрын
You were a part of the best MC mod ever created! What a legend.
@ArztvomDienst9 ай бұрын
After the first response saying he cant find the license agreement, I was even expecting something like "Those are our assets, stop using them in your game 'Harsh Doorstep' we can get this straight without bothering our attorneys, right?" ;D
@drake00747 ай бұрын
I hate it abut the assets but that little pup in the background is killing me. He's so cute!
@user-zk1ye8bc7x8 ай бұрын
7:17 The dog in the background trying to fight the shoe
@naitsirhclance9 ай бұрын
We have a phrase for that in the Philippines, it's called "Crab Mentality". When you hurt their business model they will get you directly or Indirectly.
@jayedmunds56657 ай бұрын
stumbled across this video by accident and i genuinely feel for this guy amd his community, he is passionate and cares enough to protect his and their creations - it is a societal function of people that werent told no as a kid that beleive that they can take something no matter who it hurts or upsets. fight them any way you can lad, best of luck
@Atomic_Aegis458 ай бұрын
Hah. I love how they say that it is different because "My asset has less polygons then yours."
@lasercode69498 ай бұрын
@13:04 best way to flip people off. ;)
@pt_dakink6149 ай бұрын
You are the guy with the most patience and good heart. I couldn't handle a situation like this in a calm way like you do.
@cmft93589 ай бұрын
What a huge surprise that the guy who "just wanted to be your friend" and "fully supported you" suddenly did a complete 180° when his totally genuine kindness was somehow rejected lol
@TechnoEsoterica7 ай бұрын
I love how the guy sends you an email saying "I am going to commit fraud if you don't let our piracy drop."
@anewworldmusic31996 ай бұрын
Been playing OHD for about 3 months now and this is INSANE!!! In all honesty it just makes me love OHD even more.
@Leinks1738 ай бұрын
The reason why society ISNT in fact doomed is because of amazing people like you who actually DO know right from wrong, and are willing to sacrifice for it.
@Grey.Minerva9 ай бұрын
i appreciate how you first reached out privately to sort this out, and only made a video after they refused to cut the crap
@millionsmuggler6 ай бұрын
funny on 7:30 how the dog kills them shoes xDDDD
@rexi1414Ай бұрын
"Justifying everything" Yeah... That is truly a more broad development in the world, you got that right. I can see it in politics very clearly too. And I think it started there and got exported to all aspects of society.
@MrMcButterToast9 ай бұрын
I know this is a serious video but I cant help but point out your adorable pupper just running around on the right side of the screen at 2:52. Very cute.
@oliver_twistor9 ай бұрын
Yeah, that dog was super duper cute. I couldn't take my eyes from them.
@kras_mazov9 ай бұрын
You should sue them to pieces. Because if you don't, other hyenas will see you as a potential prey.
@NotAuxell8 ай бұрын
You shouldn't have tried to be kind drake, You should've put a cease and desist order in the first place.
@GhazabGuddu6 ай бұрын
THERE IS NO PEACE IN THIS WORLD
@moodyshooty8 ай бұрын
Time to sue them for all the sales they made with your assets
@UrbanFury129 ай бұрын
It's like this with STLs and 3D printing. If you make your designs public in any capacity, you will have to police Etsy, EBay, and other sites for people trying to illegally sell your printed designs. This is kind of what sucks about tech. Lots of people who probably don't normally steal, will steal your IP.
@taylorpennington81269 ай бұрын
It looks like this is what happens. It looks like epic games put them up on their site and they were purchased from epic games. They even give this dude advice on how to go about making it to where people can’t buy his shit lmao if he paid for the assets from epic epic games I see no issue at all it’s not a game developers job to research every single asset that they use and make sure that it’s not going to tighten someone’s britches
@Trojanarchist8 ай бұрын
based profile pic btw
@ARescueToaster7 ай бұрын
Next up they'll email "Can you even prove that you exist, man?! Whoaa.. the colors!"
@oathkeeper23108 ай бұрын
So totally listening but also, couldn’t stop watching his dog attack those flip flops in the background
@Nihlux9 ай бұрын
Just want to say... if I wanted subtitles, I could always just turn them on... lol.
@Spraytaint9 ай бұрын
Yeah very annoying and it blocked the evidence he was showing on screen
@SouthernHerdsman9 ай бұрын
You're going to learn why there are still hopes in misery.
@muleavenger97728 ай бұрын
That dog is going to town in those crocs.
@VinePest8 ай бұрын
And to add insult to injury, his (extraordinarily cute) dog is ruining his shoes in the background.
@Im_Ellipsis9 ай бұрын
"these are legally our assets" "nuh uh' - but in all seriousness what they're doing is super scummy and it's honestly sad that they don't have the basic human decency to admit when they're in the wrong, but you're handling it so much better than me and so many other people would be able too, keep it up and dont let the doubters get you down
@wilson17999 ай бұрын
It is 100% this mentality that after a certain amount of money that a person or company has, they are automatically evil and therefore theft/piracy becomes valid and justified. Except, the more we as society pretend that piracy is somehow justified against mega-developers, why would piracy not become justified against other developers, even those who are small? For example, I see artists online who have no problem defending the piracy of movies and video games, but the second their art work on patreon is used for free, or AI art is trained on their art, we are supposed to feel bad? Theft is theft is theft. If theft is justified for large corporations, theft is justified for sole proprietors.
@densonjc8 ай бұрын
ik i’m not the only one who found it hilarious when that little white demon started tearing up those shoes
@briankmavpro52466 ай бұрын
People don’t like to put in the work anymore. Take them to court.
@biggdaddymiller8 ай бұрын
I paid for MW3, but haven’t played it yet I refuse to They let someone steal my account, so I will not play it…. ….but I think I’ll play your game.
@spitlikesfire93689 ай бұрын
Sue them
@ion19847 ай бұрын
you are right about this problem being representative of society as a whole. this may seem unrelated, but tangent warning: i was a musician when i was much younger, early 2000's napster era. I consistently took the side of keeping music licensed, only for distribution by artist approved mechanisms (if they want it free, of course its fine) but that doesnt make ALL music free. I ran into very similar arguments and attitudes that you describe here. Who cares. It's just 1s and 0s bro. Hur durr I'm a pirate I'm so edgy. These are people that have never created anything, and never worked on anything, therefor they do not know the real value it has to the creator. They just see the world a series of things they can steal and manipulate, and just get angry when people try to prevent them from it. It's like a child who throws a fit in a grocery store when the mom tells them they can't just take the candy right off the shelf. These people literally never learned that lesson. It's society. It's echo-chambers on the internet where these people get together and reinforce their own mindset that this is OK. It's bad parenting. It's an intricate web of factors, which of course varies individual to individual; not the least of which is a large segment of society does not know what hard work is, does not know who it's like to create something themselves (so the do not know the value) and does not understand the degree to which society SUPPORTS them because they contribute nothing - so naturally they think they are OWED everything they can imagine. Entitlement. Either way, excellent video. Good luck. on aside: you are right to consider legal action. use it. it's not as expensive as a lot of people are making out, and when you are in the right (which you are) you will be able to recover your costs from them. source: work in law
@GmailNexus7 ай бұрын
+1
@GmailNexus7 ай бұрын
It feels like there's an anonymous scammer in between who scams both ways or they themselves have been the 'mysterious middleman' all along. A: A thief steals a Painting and sells it to someone else: The Buyer 'unknowingly' committed a crime, but can still be held legally accountable (the buyer didn't do his due diligence by i.e. not doing a background/credibility check of the seller/thief) B: I want someone else's Painting but I'm not willing to pay for it so I either hire a thief to put the blame on or I do the stealing myself while making up a non existent persona called 'the thieve' to deceive from my theft. In any case the person who ends up with the painting in the end - be it buyer or thief - is to some degree legally accountable.
@Anthony393turbo9 ай бұрын
This is sickening.. I completely agree with you. Give them the reality check they obviously need. Slap them with the law book and make a big example out of them and then put up as many videos of the legal process as you possibly can. This is illegal and we all know it. Even they do as well. Hence the mental gymnastics.
@lucaslod27318 ай бұрын
Nothing would happen cause thats a different assets painted on 1 reference.
@very2.09 ай бұрын
Damn bro hope big fry make a a vid about this, wish you the best of luck
@ShadowDreamer1009 ай бұрын
He did, yesterday and today.
@iTomBass9 ай бұрын
he already has... it can be seen mentioned at 12:26
@thegrossmansmx9 ай бұрын
he already did. earlier today I believe. they're trying to copyright strike anyone talking about it.
@KingKimwer7 ай бұрын
Bro pouring his heart out at a genuinely frustrating situation, meanwhile his dog fighting the slipper 7:24
@DarkLiberatorZone8 ай бұрын
Absolutely ridiculous they're doing that
@ws34579 ай бұрын
The equivalent of a "Game Dev Karen"... IE..."I did something wrong, you call me out on it, and I demand an apology for you calling me out on it or else!". Good Luck to you BlueDrake!
@fudgerounds919 ай бұрын
I love how the Italian developer admitted in a roundabout way that the assets were from your game, and you have the email. That alone could probably be your smoking gun if this goes to court.
@IckbobTheAwesome8 ай бұрын
Too bad about the game but oh mY GOD THE PUPPY IS IT EVEN LEGAL TO BE THAT ADORABLE
@bunnysash32988 ай бұрын
They're fucking around. Let them find out. Take them to court.
@nightcoredark9 ай бұрын
as an Italian, I feel so sorry for these individuals. I apologize on their part since they are idiots. However, I hope this situation will be resolved in your favor. Thank you again for what you do :3
@danieled11589 ай бұрын
sempre a farci riconoscere
@nightcoredark9 ай бұрын
@@danieled1158 quando hanno messo la legge italiana di mezzo mi sono sentito male, stavo morendo dall'imbarazzo
@danieled11589 ай бұрын
@@nightcoredark me lo son perso quel pezzo, il video è comprensibilemtne lungo, percui ai primi minuti sono andato ad indagare, scoprendo che erano italiani, non sò se lo shock sarebbe stato maggiore seguendo il video, figurati, faccio 3d in un mercato simile al gaming e sò esattamente cosa hanno fatto e cosa avrebbero potuto fare con veramente poco sforzo e la coscienza pulita. Che stronxi.
@3rosione9 ай бұрын
@@danieled1158 questa situazione anche a me crea un imbarazzo che non è da poco. come ho risposto ad un tizio sopra, probabilmente il loro pensiero sarà stato "ma si chi se ne frega, gioco gratis in mezzo ad altri milioni uguali, posso rubare gli asset no? chi se ne accorgerà mai". prima finisci la build, prima pubblichi il gioco ergo prima ti arrivano i soldi. questo anche a costo di rubare.
@Giupeppe0989 ай бұрын
Il bello è che si sono offesi pure perché gli hanno detto la verità in faccia 😂
@TheDivineRonin7 ай бұрын
9:55 I have so much respect for you for you acknowledging and admitting things that you made a mistake on and learned and fixed. Very honorable
@Funky-dude6818 ай бұрын
yo yo what alternate universe did i stumble into
@Funky-dude6818 ай бұрын
someone tell me please please
@pawnix41227 ай бұрын
If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing.
@MaxxxWellz9 ай бұрын
Damn dude, that's got to be so frustrating. Hope it all works out.
@jayff00009 ай бұрын
Seems the most generous take would be, that someone stole the assets and sold them to the other game. But like 99% odds are probably they are just jerking you around understanding fully what they did. Need to get lawyers involved.
@billlowery16589 ай бұрын
You can't copywrite generic objects. He doesn't have a case here
@pian-0g4459 ай бұрын
@@billlowery1658not copyright, but they still have ownership over it. You can’t just take a model from battlefield 1 and put it in your WW1 game. You know why? They own that model. They paid for it. They have a contract with the person behind it. And, the game requires you sign an agreement (EULA) in which IF YOU DON’T, is piracy. And so, if you sign it, is also illegal to take those assets.
@jayff00009 ай бұрын
@@billlowery1658 He can't stop them from putting something like a generic gas pump in their game. But that's really not what's at issue. From the screenshots it looks like an exact pixel for pixel copy of their models & textures, down the the text and color of the stickers, etc. You don't get to just copy paste other peoples work and sell it.
@oliver_twistor9 ай бұрын
@@billlowery1658 That's not what the Italian developer claims. He would _maybe_ have a case if he had said those assets are so generic there is no way that they come from Bluedrake's game. What he instead argued was that he was allowed to take those specific assets because there was no license agreement.
@billlowery16589 ай бұрын
@oliver_twister I missed that. The topic makes more sense now. @jayff0000 I saw a window and some doorways on a pass through. It kinda looked like waterside of factory and dust's lower hall
@HORTN8R8 ай бұрын
SO… we just going to gloss over the fact this dude is getting his sandals Absolutely Annihilated at 7:39
@geoffreydoell68557 ай бұрын
"Good men dont need laws and bad men will find any reason not to follow them"
@duhrzosma9 ай бұрын
This situation is really fucked up and I hope they stop doing it, It's straight up stealing from you guys and then playing victim and straight up yapping nonsense, keep up the good work ❤
@SeeOHZee9 ай бұрын
As of this time of comment the game in question got delisted from Steam. Serves them right for stealing assets on a free game.
@SpeCifiC05079 ай бұрын
Yeah, but they're still trying to sell it on their website. It's truly pathetic.
@Jamesgates3559 ай бұрын
that happened WAY before any of this came to light, and they took it off themselves, they deserves mock and lawsuits but the delisting had nothing to do with this
@DanonVeryCool28788 ай бұрын
2:51 cool doggo walking in background
@Homeowner20187 ай бұрын
I stand with Operation: Harsh Doorstop
@jamesgreenwood73629 ай бұрын
You and the developers of operation harsh doorstop are going through much more difficulty than you should be and I am sorry for your predicament. I hope things smoothen out, operation harsh doorstop and it's idea of being a free game is wonderful and I'm sure by the time it's finished it'll be better than any CoD. Its already one of my favorite games. Good luck!
@GameBoyyearsago9 ай бұрын
I miss heavy update : )
@fonkyman9 ай бұрын
you miss doing no work yourself and playing for free ??@@GameBoyyearsago
@General13379 ай бұрын
You'll most likely need to retain a lawyer in Italy and send out a cease and desist letter, it will cost money but you'll either scare them off and they will remove the assets or they will continue and you'll have a case on your hand that you'll need to follow up. Either way it's gonna cost you some money, and most likely will end with them just running off unless you pursue them for everything which means fighting them in court internationally. DMCA and cease and desist is your best bet.
@geronimo55379 ай бұрын
Due to the emails the cease and desist has already been made. But the legal formality of an actual document will seal it in. More documents the better.
@dillerboy9 ай бұрын
Isnt the dmca only american legislation?
@jojosans58498 ай бұрын
2:53 Doggo in the background (Bottom right=
@Sleepless_HeroChan5 ай бұрын
7:39 I have to rewind I got to distracted watching your dog destroy your shoes XD