Who can contact LucasFan? MMD being sold on eBay.

Scummbuddy · Fri 26/05/2006 01:09:37

To Farlander, or whomever can readily contact LucasFan, or perhaps if even LucasFan is browsing the boards, I want LucasFan and the team to know that this one guy is selling this free product of Maniac Mansion Deluxe on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Maniac-Mansion-Deluxe_W0QQitemZ8288063934QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or you can find it by: Item number: 8288063934

m0ds · Fri 26/05/2006 01:12:49

What can be done to stop him selling it?

Should we all just PM him over ebay with rude words? :p

Renal Shutdown · Fri 26/05/2006 01:35:13

I've "asked the seller a question". I've also "reported the item". I'll report back if I here anything about the skank.

vict0r · Fri 26/05/2006 01:49:29

I... really don't get it.

BOYD1981 · Fri 26/05/2006 01:56:28

i'm pretty sure Lucas Arts would object to it being sold too...
also, if the game contains any mp3 audio (not sure if it does as i haven't played it) then isn't that also illegal?

Radiant · Fri 26/05/2006 02:00:15

Quote from: m0ds on Fri 26/05/2006 01:12:49
What can be done to stop him selling it?

What you do is contact the eBay admins. They are rather strict about this sort of thing, and will likely cancel the auction and ban the auctioneer.

vict0r · Fri 26/05/2006 02:05:01

I still don't understand a thing of what you are talking about. Isn't this guy just selling his game?

Renal Shutdown · Fri 26/05/2006 02:07:15

1. See the second reply.
2. Report it as well, and give my page long argument a bit more credibilty.

vict0r:

LucasFan made the game.Ã,Â This eBay seller is just making money out of selling freeware games.
The seller isn't LucasFan.

EDIT:

(Imagine I tried selling one of your games on eBay, vict0r. You make it for free, and I get cash from it. Wouldn't you be a little cheesed off?).

vict0r · Fri 26/05/2006 02:21:27

Ah! I thought it was a lucasarts game! Sorry for my useless posting

Scummbuddy · Fri 26/05/2006 02:43:49

It is, in a sense, a LucasArts game. That is why Boyd mentioned that "LucasArts would probably be a bit cheesed off". This is the version done by our AGS game creator LucasFan and given away for free.

Radiant · Fri 26/05/2006 03:36:16

Good point. Selling remakes of classic games is rather more likely to get you C&D'ed than putting out freeware remakes.

ManicMatt · Fri 26/05/2006 11:01:53

Hmmm this seller is also selling a "windows genuine advantage validation remover".

vict0r · Fri 26/05/2006 18:59:39

Are anyone actually contacting eBay or Lucasarts about this? Or LucasFan for that sake?

m0ds · Fri 26/05/2006 19:14:56

WEll luckily justice is being done as it has zero bids. Sounds like Spleen contacted eBay...

lo_res_man · Fri 26/05/2006 19:18:52

from the screenshot, it seems, that it just might be just a copy of Maniac Mansion, that the tweedle has the gaul to call Maniac Mansion DELUXE. of course, that's also wrong.

Scummbuddy · Fri 26/05/2006 21:21:07

lo_res, I noticed that too.

And I also reported it to eBay, as I was making this thread.

sergiocornaga · Sat 27/05/2006 09:42:42

Huh... apparently, Commander Keen runs on XP without any special settings. Oh, and isn't selling that through email illegal? It's making an unauthorised copy.

ManicMatt · Sat 27/05/2006 10:20:37

http://clonekeen.sourceforge.net/#download

Could it be this then?

BerserkerTails · Sat 27/05/2006 19:29:44

Quote from: ManicMatt on Sat 27/05/2006 10:20:37
http://clonekeen.sourceforge.net/#download

Could it be this then?

Nope, CloneKeen only runs the first three Keen games, since the others used a different engine. Still though, very illegal. If I had an account on eBay, I'd report it.

sergiocornaga · Sun 28/05/2006 09:32:01

It looks like he's "selling" all his games through email. Egad...