SWGEmu half-year financial report (second half of 2013)

[Thorwine]

Thank you for the report!
This is not looking very shiny... it seems that the account balance will be drifting more and more downwards this year!
What happens when the balance reaches zero?

[Vlada]

Thank you for the report!
This is not looking very shiny... it seems that the account balance will be drifting more and more downwards this year!
What happens when the balance reaches zero?

Its going downwards because of the lawyer costs, until we receive an official reply from ****** we shouldn't have any more of those costs.

[makute]

Hi all, long time lurker here :P

First things first, I can't praise enough the effort and dedication of the SWGemu team, and the involvement and love shown from the community. Thank you very much.

That said... All that lawyers stuff gives me goosebumps. Besides the obvious, what can we expect from the change of the IP status? Now that ****** controls it, it's a better or worse situation that when Lucasarts/SOE did it?

[Vlada]

That said... All that lawyers stuff gives me goosebumps. Besides the obvious, what can we expect from the change of the IP status? Now that ****** controls it, it's a better or worse situation that when Lucasarts/SOE did it?

Actually i don't expect to see a change. We just asked them to honor the deal we have with SOE, and if they decide to do it, what would they need form us if anything. They acknowledged our email/letter more than a month ago and we are still here, so i dont think they consider us as relevant or a threat so I really think we will be able to get to some kind of agreement.

[makute]

We just asked them to honor the deal we have with SOE...

Excuse me if I'm asking something well known but, was that some tacit agreement based on a handshake? Or there is some physical evidence that we can bring to a court if needed?

[bobofwestoregonusa]

Excuse me if I'm asking something well known but, was that some tacit agreement based on a handshake? Or there is some physical evidence that we can bring to a court if needed?

I think this is a very important question that will be the deciding factor in weather or not there even is an agreement to honor with ******. If the answer is no it could be a very bad situation we're in.

[Vlada]

I think this is a very important question that will be the deciding factor in weather or not there even is an agreement to honor with ******. If the answer is no it could be a very bad situation we're in.

Whole conversation was recorded.

[NemesisPrime]

Hi all, long time lurker here :P

First things first, I can't praise enough the effort and dedication of the SWGemu team, and the involvement and love shown from the community. Thank you very much.

That said... All that lawyers stuff gives me goosebumps. Besides the obvious, what can we expect from the change of the IP status? Now that ****** controls it, it's a better or worse situation that when Lucasarts/SOE did it?

Hi, lurker here but I don't think ****** is gonna get anal over a game that has been discontinued for what 3 or 4 years now and only serves a rather niche market that being people who were already playing the game.

[makute]

Hi, lurker here but I don't think ****** is gonna get anal over a game that has been discontinued for what 3 or 4 years now and only serves a rather niche market that being people who were already playing the game.

It's not about the game, but the IP. Legally, it belongs to them now. Also, because money.

[chaseshaw]

you know this could be boosted if you accepted bitcoins

[Vlada]

you know this could be boosted if you accepted bitcoins

We will, as soon as Paypal starts accepting them.

[Ticarus]

you know this could be boosted if you accepted bitcoins

just sell your bitcoins and donate the proceeds lol

[philipbred]

Just a thought and this may have already been discussed somewhere, but I was just thinking that it might be possible to find someone in the community that either works for or runs a law practice. Maybe they would be will to contribute to the project by doing some legal work pro bono.

Anyways, just a thought. Thanks for all you guys do.

[tuckrr]

Just a thought and this may have already been discussed somewhere, but I was just thinking that it might be possible to find someone in the community that either works for or runs a law practice. Maybe they would be will to contribute to the project by doing some legal work pro bono.

Anyways, just a thought. Thanks for all you guys do.

After looking at the expenses, if someone could do this it'd actually save us a LOT of money.