   Half-Life Saver by Johny
  I think this breaks the Half-Life EULA. this guy is surly using content from half-life such as textures, models and sounds.... 
  He is not selling anything or making money off of itNeither is he using Half Lifes content to promote a product So i think he is in the legal boundaries ;  And why did you bother making a topic about it? ;  the HL SDK EULA forbids anyone using HL content outside Half-Life.he isn''t in the legal bonds because he doesn''t have the rights to use such content, unless it can be proven otherwise...quote:He is not selling anything or making money off of itNeither is he using Half Lifes content to promote a productSo i think he is in the legal boundaries if we go by that logic then it must be legal to pirate/warez software. Also he is using Half-Life content to promote his product. His product is just half-life content, the sounds, the animations, the models, the map, the textures and probaly the code and format to load the models... All i know valve owns the sounds, animations, models, maps, textures and model formats used in his product and his product is basically nothing besides that...How can somebody be in the legal boundaries when he violated valve''s IP rights?i guess i should ask the guy who runs NeHe to take down the demo...;  I don''t understand why this is a big deal unless you work for valve.  Why go through the trouble?  If they didn''t want the demo to be downloaded I am shure that they will take care of it.  Otherwise this is all a waste of time.   ---------------------------The pipes clangor all the time. ;quote:Original post by tarbash  i guess i should ask the guy who runs NeHe to take down the demo...IP this, IP that... Give the guy a break... You should never let your fears become the boundaries of your dreams. ;  Okay now let me tell you guys about legal systems:tarbash is totally right, this breaks their EULA in many cases.Now you can say, come on this boy is just having fun with their stuff and nothing will happen. But be damn careful when you use ANY content done by somebody else. Im working at gamedev group which had the name "broadcraft" last year, we were happy with the name and it was great. Suddenly, chris my boss, had a 600 pages legal letter from california in his mailbox! Well, blizzard decided the name was similar to their "Xcraft" games. We got sued and changed the name. The trial will be this year. So be careful what you are doing! ;  Well one way to settle this is to simply email the guys from valve and ask if they mind.  Personally I dont think they will care because:A) They have better things to doB) They released the models in the SDK(Not saying that makes eula null, just saying they prolly are not to worried of being ripped off)C) This guy is making no money off the application.D) It could be considered a promotional application used to get more people curious about Half-Life.   Billy Zimmerman"Mornings Wrath"Do you have what it takes to leave the castle alive?Find out here --> Ethereal Darkness Interactive;  that''s what most people think but the lawyers have different thoughts. What im saying is that this guy doesn''t have to be wondered if he will receive a mail, legal letter, or whatever from valve or their publisher. ;  I see exactly where you are coming from, which is why I suggested he email Valve personally and ask permission.quote:Original post by JazzD  that''s what most people think but the lawyers have different thoughts. What im saying is that this guy doesn''t have to be wondered if he will receive a mail, legal letter, or whatever from valve or their publisher.    Billy Zimmerman"Mornings Wrath"Do you have what it takes to leave the castle alive?Find out here --> Ethereal Darkness Interactive