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Post by Captain Garak on Mar 15, 2004 8:54:09 GMT -5
Hey there, FAQ creators! While on GameFAQs this morning, I noticed an advertisement I hadn't seen before. This one was for cheats.gamespot.com/ , so I checked it out. I pulled up their Culdcept page, and lo and behold, there were the GameFAQs FAQs posted there! I don't know if there's some sort of "agreement" or "ownership" that GameFAQs can pass along to GameSpot, but I wanted to make certain that you FAQ creators knew where your information was being published and/or hosted. If you want to see that Culdcept FAQ page, you'll find it here: - cheats.gamespot.com/cheats.html?pid=918917#faqs |
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Post by ChamoftheGemini on Mar 15, 2004 9:23:34 GMT -5
Each site is owned by C-Net. This is illegal with out FAQ writers consent. The only legal way of the FAQ being posted on Gamespot is with your approval. The TOS on Game FAQs clearly indicates the FAQs are your property. By posting the FAQ else where (without prior approval), this is a breach of there own contract, no matter how affiliated the two sites are.
CJayC, might have a few kinks to work out with this news coming to light.
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Post by AkinaSS on Mar 15, 2004 12:29:04 GMT -5
Hmm...I was using the FAQs on GameSpot years before i even stumbled on GameFaqs, and it was from a FAQ that listed where the writer's FAQ could be posted. Only then did i discover GameFaqs is the original source. If its illegal, then its been going on for years, surely at least one of the thousands of FAQ writers would've noticed and complained. But nothing has ever been done to remove those at GameSpot, so i'm assuming its legal.
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Post by Captain Garak on Mar 15, 2004 13:38:52 GMT -5
Maybe so, but since I just stumbled across it this morning, I wanted to make certain that everyone knew...
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Post by ChamoftheGemini on Mar 15, 2004 19:23:49 GMT -5
I am not going ape-crazy, but this sort of thing really upsets me.
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Post by ExMortis on Mar 15, 2004 20:05:20 GMT -5
This doesn't really bother me, especially since from the sound of it, it wouldn't matter if it DID bother me.
It's irritating, but if people want to go to an aesthetically uglier, harder to navigate, and more load-time intensive source than GameFAQs to learn what Lilith does, that's fine. As long as they're not charging for it. (they're not, are they? :P)
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Post by ChamoftheGemini on Mar 16, 2004 15:49:39 GMT -5
This doesn't really bother me, especially since from the sound of it, it wouldn't matter if it DID bother me. It's irritating, but if people want to go to an aesthetically uglier, harder to navigate, and more load-time intensive source than GameFAQs to learn what Lilith does, that's fine. As long as they're not charging for it. (they're not, are they?  ) No, they charge for a different service. The FAQs are still free. |
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