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#3385774 - 09/08/11 05:14 PM Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file
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Falcon 4.0 available from here:
http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-4-0-Pc/dp/B00000K4KF

Please do not post links to download copyrighted content.
Microprose may be gone, but the protection of their intellectual property still exists.

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#3430039 - 11/09/11 12:00 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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So just to be clear, Falcon 4.0 exe: bad
Mods created from stolen source code: good

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#3499435 - 01/20/12 01:22 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: Force10]
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Originally Posted By: Force10
So just to be clear, Falcon 4.0 exe: bad
Mods created from stolen source code: good

jk


Considering how the IP holder jammed the community back in the day I say both are "good" from a moral standpoint. wink

AF was *not* the solution.

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#3499476 - 01/20/12 01:50 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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This isn't a rule that SimHQ pulled from thin air so that they can assert some authority on their website. They are following the law. It might be arbitrary as Force10 has pointed out since we are all benefiting from that original sin--which we do by playing variations of the original code for free. But don't blame SimHQ--they are just keeping it legit (which I appreciate). Anyone who wants the original falcon.exe can buy F4 cheaply or get the executable easily enough from other players.


Edited by Smokin_Hole (01/20/12 01:51 PM)

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#3499491 - 01/20/12 02:01 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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Yes I am aware and agree with SimHQ's position, nothing else they can do. Just making a distinction between what may be morally ambiguous to some versus what is strictly legal.

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#3499529 - 01/20/12 02:33 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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It was meant to be a joke more or less, note the "jk" at the bottom. I wouldn't want SimHQ to violate any laws.
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#3499807 - 01/20/12 07:17 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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Heh, smile Unauthorised distribution of commercial software is straight way to get in troubles. Mods are kinda grey area. To make you feel better, F4 developers including Falcon father Gilman "Chopstick" Louie are aware of mods and even praise the work community has done.


Edited by Xeno (01/20/12 07:18 PM)

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#3519490 - 02/15/12 07:07 PM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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Well, thank #%&*$# for dodgy Russian websites then, eh?

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#3536848 - 03/12/12 01:39 AM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: 531 Ghost]
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There still appears to be some confusion on this issue. "Sharing" of the Falcon 4.0 resource files through unapproved distributors is illegal. Any links found with these references will be removed and posters of those links will be directly and harshly dealt with, not excluding a permanent ban from the SimHQ site.

Do not post links to illegal material. Even a link to a link to a link to illegal material is a violation of the SimHQ Use Agreement. Please, just don't go there!

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#3536928 - 03/12/12 08:45 AM Re: Resource for Falcon 4.0 exe file [Re: Force10]
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Originan Falcon code has been released to public domain after Microprose closure, executable not. This means that you can develop using the code as long as you don't earn money for it but the copyright for the finished product is still being enforced.


Edited by Bluedeath (03/12/12 08:47 AM)
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