Glad i'm not the only one here with a distaste for this blatant abuse. Good job.
James
Brian A. Stumm writes:
Sorry forgot to add helpvalve to the list...
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Brian A. Stumm wrote:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Brian A. Stumm wrote:
> > > This mail is to notify you of illegal activity by your internet > subscriber. Your customer has admitted repeatedly on > list.valvesoftware.com to possessing stolen source code from the recent > break in to valvesoftware.com where in source code to the highly > anticipated half life 2 source code was stolen by illegal means. I > encourage you to check your logs to see if a file entitled hl2_src.rar was > downloaded by your customer and implore you to report your findings to > your local authorities, US FBI as well as valvesoftware.com. > > Your customer may feel that since this code was obtained through illegal > manner that HE is permitted to download said code but that doesn't change > anything. This is copywritted intellectual property that was obtained > through illegal means. He feels that he has some "educational" licenese to > view said source but obtained no such license from the owner of said > source code, valvesoftware. > > I implore you to take action, if you do not then I will take your lack of > action as support for illegal activities by your customers. And will > elevate this complaint further. > > Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. > > -------- > HEADERS: > -------- > > Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from list.valvesoftware.com (mail.list.valvesoftware.com > [207.173.176.202]) > by bs-linux.com (8.11.6/linuxconf) with ESMTP id h95JdXF05225 > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:39:33 -0700 > Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=list.valvesoftware.com) > by list.valvesoftware.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) > id 1A6Eay-00014I-00; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 12:31:08 -0700 > Received: from [207.44.152.105] (helo=DD1.TheDryDock.Net) > by list.valvesoftware.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) > id 1A6EaH-0000yD-00 > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 12:30:25 > -0700 > X-ClientAddr: 80.3.177.6 > Received: from utserver (public1-fare1-3-cust6.cosh.broadband.ntl.com > [80.3.177.6]) > (authenticated (0 bits)) > by DD1.TheDryDock.Net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h95JVQN17416 > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 14:31:28 > -0500 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Manip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Re: Re: Re: HL2 Source > MIME-Version: 1.0 > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 > X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information > X-MailScanner: Found to be clean > X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=0.9, required 8, > OPPORTUNITY_2 1.26, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT -0.48, > RCVD_IN_OSIRUSOFT_COM 0.55, REFERENCES -0.50) > content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > content-type: text/plain; > charset=iso-8859-1 > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 > Precedence: bulk > > ----------------- > original message: > ----------------- > > On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Manip wrote: > > > > http://www.justinrossetti.com/albums/HalfLife2/hl2_death.jpg > > > > hahaha. I wouldn't want to work for valve right now either. Worse I wouldn't > > want to be the guy that got his > > account broken into, if it was his fault or not. Just generally not a good > > day, and I don't think a few developers > > talking openly about the source they know we have is going to make things > > worse. I'm not planning to develop > > games with it but I am curious about how they did certain things so the > > label 'for education use only' kind fits the > > bill. Most developers that have blood going though their vanes can't resist > > information and something like this where > > you have the unique opportunity to see how the pro's are doing it is too > > good to resist. I have nothing against valve and > > don't plan on making a penny off of their hard work but me looking over code > > that is already public doesn't hurt anyone > > so stop slamming me just because I'm open unlike all of you that are looking > > but don't want to talk about it. > > > > Please stop going on about IP, I am not selling it, I am not making money > > off of it, they can sue me for every penny > > I have made off the half-life 2 source, duh.....
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