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Nikolai

Mar 28 @ 5:49pm

Game not found in market???

I wanna buy Drive Beyond Horizon but the game isn't in the market steam???

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noncom

Mar 28 @ 5:56pm

Yes. They're investigating atm.

FoxGameX

Mar 28 @ 6:00pm

It also doesn't let you edit the game as you wish, they added a patch that messed up several things, I hope they fix it soon

TachibanaTheDog Mar 28 @ 6:13pm

Yeah, it looks like problem goes much wild, now you cant even buy a game, but I hope its gonna change after few days

FoxGameX

Mar 28 @ 6:19pm

Let's hope they fix it, if I don't refund it I won't have a game that was working well and suddenly stops working well.

Paustin123 Mar 28 @ 6:53pm

Someone filed a false copyright claim to the games store page. They sent over the info that they DO in fact own the material. So now they're just waiting for steam to fix it.

Kitsune Dawn Mar 28 @ 7:34pm

The only issue they may run into, is the substantial similarity clause of copyright. Substantial similarity means that the defendant's work is so similar to the plaintiff's copyrighted work that a reasonable person would conclude the defendant unlawfully appropriated the plaintiff's protected expression. Given that the mechanics of the game, and the overall premise are so close to The Long Drive... then the developers could quite easily run afoul of that other title due to the substantial similarity clause. Other issues are the inclusion of some of the vehicles. Like in the splash screen of what is obviously a Ford Mustang. The issue there being Ford has trademarked the shape of the mustang, and actively protects its trademarks to ensure that only authorized individuals and businesses use them in an acceptable manner. Meaning that if that design or shape is used without licensing from Ford... then lawyers can (and will) come knocking.

Basically, it's a nice way of saying, it may not be as "false" a claim as you think.

Paustin123 Mar 28 @ 7:49pm

Originally posted by Kitsune Dawn:
The only issue they may run into, is the substantial similarity clause of copyright. Substantial similarity means that the defendant's work is so similar to the plaintiff's copyrighted work that a reasonable person would conclude the defendant unlawfully appropriated the plaintiff's protected expression. Given that the mechanics of the game, and the overall premise are so close to The Long Drive... then the developers could quite easily run afoul of that other title due to the substantial similarity clause. Other issues are the inclusion of some of the vehicles. Like in the splash screen of what is obviously a Ford Mustang. The issue there being Ford has trademarked the shape of the mustang, and actively protects its trademarks to ensure that only authorized individuals and businesses use them in an acceptable manner. Meaning that if that design or shape is used without licensing from Ford... then lawyers can (and will) come knocking.

Basically, it's a nice way of saying, it may not be as "false" a claim as you think.

FoxGameX

Mar 28 @ 7:51pm

Should I refund it or not? Because how long do we have to wait for this to be fixed and for the game to work properly again?

Key ® Mar 28 @ 8:09pm

If the product is no longer available, is a refund still possible?

blackh0le1 has Drive Beyond Horizons

Mar 28 @ 8:27pm

Info on what happened:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2625420/discussions/0/604151999395535702/?ctp=2#c604151999395544790

Last edited by blackh0le1; Mar 28 @ 9:37pm

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Kitsune Dawn Mar 28 @ 9:31pm

Originally posted by Paustin123:
Originally posted by Kitsune Dawn:
The only issue they may run into, is the substantial similarity clause of copyright. Substantial similarity means that the defendant's work is so similar to the plaintiff's copyrighted work that a reasonable person would conclude the defendant unlawfully appropriated the plaintiff's protected expression. Given that the mechanics of the game, and the overall premise are so close to The Long Drive... then the developers could quite easily run afoul of that other title due to the substantial similarity clause. Other issues are the inclusion of some of the vehicles. Like in the splash screen of what is obviously a Ford Mustang. The issue there being Ford has trademarked the shape of the mustang, and actively protects its trademarks to ensure that only authorized individuals and businesses use them in an acceptable manner. Meaning that if that design or shape is used without licensing from Ford... then lawyers can (and will) come knocking.

Basically, it's a nice way of saying, it may not be as "false" a claim as you think.
Copyright was from music.

However that does not mean that Ford, or the developer of TLD may not in turn file a claim.

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Die Zahl

Mar 28 @ 9:52pm

Originally posted by FoxGameX:
Should I refund it or not? Because how long do we have to wait for this to be fixed and for the game to work properly again?

no! please dont refund it.

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FoxGameX

Mar 28 @ 9:55pm

Originally posted by Die Zahl:
Originally posted by FoxGameX:
Should I refund it or not? Because how long do we have to wait for this to be fixed and for the game to work properly again?
no! please dont refund it.

Ok ok, I'll wait for it to be ready, but if they don't fix it in 1 week, I'll refund it because if 2 weeks go by, I won't be able to do it.

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