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Forums - Microsoft - Best PR statement EVER from MS lawyer over Master Chief in UT3 mod.

twesterm on 27 March 2008

[Source Kotaku]

Microsoft Fine WIth User-Generated Master Chief on PS3

When fans built a Master Chief model for Unreal Tournament 3 (playable on the PlayStation 3), some of us giggled. Others of us, including Business Week, didn't think that Microsoft would be too happy. Now Microsoft attorney Don McGowan is speaking up on his blog to address the situation.

Actually it's nothing more than the Game Content Usage Rules...in action. When these were developed, people all thought they were focused on machinima. The truth is that while they do address machinima they also allow for a lot of other things. Mods like this are one of them.
He continues...making things a little more personal:
The developers aren't selling the mod, they're not monetizing Microsoft's IP, they're just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform...And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform...
Ooh, but can a Microsoft employee say such things about the PlaySation brand?? Sony won't allow this at all!

Everyone and their mother is totally getting sued and it's gonna be awesome.

Master Chief on PlayStation? Yep, we know... [DonkeyXote via Maxconsole]

 



 

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twesterm on 27 March 2008

And while it's not true (the no games part), you still have to admit that it's funny.



 

Auron on 27 March 2008

MS keep the PR spin coming while we all laugh at it.



darthdevidem01 on 27 March 2008

The fool...

Too bad Master Chief has been outsold by every installment of Gran Turismo & GTA



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Arcturus on 27 March 2008

He should check his calendar, it's not 2007 anymore.



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mesoteto on 27 March 2008

now that is how you toss in a zinger



 

kingofwale on 27 March 2008

> The developers aren't selling the mod, they're not monetizing Microsoft's IP, they're just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform...And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform...


Man, that's a baaad thing to say. I'm literally counting down the seconds before we see one of Nathan Drake or R&C, People can be incredibly good at it (and some have time to burn), you don't want to encourage them. :)



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Riot Of The Blood on 27 March 2008

The no games part was awesome.

He should have said it about the Wii. Now that would be funny.



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kenzomatic on 27 March 2008

So basically he is saying "if you want a taste, its OK *then as you swallow you get punched in the throat* Its NOT OK BUY ARE F_ING PRODUCT OR DIE"

Maybe Not



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PooperScooper on 27 March 2008

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Dear VGC Admin. Someone needs to ban that MS PR for trolling.