The NET Act of 1997 allows criminal prosecution of copyright infringment even when there is no monetary gain and has maximum penalties including up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines, none of this including statutory damages which can get ridiculously high.Originally Posted by black orb
>>> No one goes to jail for making a game´s fan tribute.. If they were planning on making money from this, well thats another story.criminal charges, possible jail time, huge fine's that will bankrupt you...>>> They should have kept with it.. What is the big deal about being sued by SE?.
this project, though made for innocent reasons, is still clearly breaking copyright laws.
While SE probably wouldnt go as far as the maximum charges, the fines and damages cost would be more than a few fans would be able to pay without significant debt and filing for bakruptcy.
the team even had plans at one point to make this into a full remake which if distributed would probably had allowed SE to hit them with maximum charges.
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