[ Converted text/html to text/plain ] I also appreciate the effort, but... it could haved used just a little proofreading first :) >From: "James Couzens" >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [hlcoders] Re: ABUSE REPORT >Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 21:22:43 -0700 > >Brian, > >Glad i'm not the only one here with a distaste for this blatant >abuse. Good >job. > >James > >Brian A. Stumm writes: > >> >>Sorry forgot to add helpvalve to the list... >> >>On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Brian A. Stumm wrote: >> >>>On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Brian A. Stumm wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > This mail is to notify you of illegal activity by your internet >>> > subscriber. Your customer has admitted repeatedly on >>> > list.valvesoftware.com to possessing stolen source code from >>>the recent >>> > break in to valvesoftware.com where in source code to the >>>highly >>> > anticipated half life 2 source code was stolen by illegal >>>means. I >>> > encourage you to check your logs to see if a file entitled >>>hl2_src.rar was >>> > downloaded by your customer and implore you to report your >>>findings to >>> > your local authorities, US FBI as well as valvesoftware.com. >>> > >>> > Your customer may feel that since this code was obtained >>>through illegal >>> > manner that HE is permitted to download said code but that >>>doesn't change >>> > anything. This is copywritted intellectual property that was >>>obtained >>> > through illegal means. He feels that he has some "educational" >>>licenese to >>> > view said source but obtained no such license from the owner of >>>said >>> > source code, valvesoftware. >>> > >>> > I implore you to take action, if you do not then I will take >>>your lack of >>> > action as support for illegal activities by your customers. And >>>will >>> > elevate this complaint further. >>> > >>> > Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. >>> > >>> > -------- >>> > HEADERS: >>> > -------- >>> > >>> > Return-Path: >>> > Received: from list.valvesoftware.com >>>(mail.list.valvesoftware.com >>> > [207.173.176.202]) >>> > by bs-linux.com (8.11.6/linuxconf) with ESMTP id >>>h95JdXF05225 >>> > for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:39:33 -0700 >>> > Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] >>>helo=list.valvesoftware.com) >>> > by list.valvesoftware.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 >>>(Debian)) >>> > id 1A6Eay-00014I-00; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 12:31:08 -0700 >>> > Received: from [207.44.152.105] (helo=DD1.TheDryDock.Net) >>> > by list.valvesoftware.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 >>>(Debian)) >>> > id 1A6EaH-0000yD-00 >>> > for ; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 >>>12:30:25 >>> > -0700 >>> > X-ClientAddr: 80.3.177.6 >>> > Received: from utserver >>>(public1-fare1-3-cust6.cosh.broadband.ntl.com >>> > [80.3.177.6]) >>> > (authenticated (0 bits)) >>> > by DD1.TheDryDock.Net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id >>>h95JVQN17416 >>> > for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 >>>14:31:28 >>> > -0500 >>> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > From: "Manip" >>> > To: >>> > References: >>> >>> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Re: Re: Re: HL2 Source >>> > MIME-Version: 1.0 >>> > X-Priority: 3 >>> > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >>> > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 >>> > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 >>> > X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more >>>information >>> > X-MailScanner: Found to be clean >>> > X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=0.9, >>>required 8, >>> > OPPORTUNITY_2 1.26, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT -0.48, >>> > RCVD_IN_OSIRUSOFT_COM 0.55, REFERENCES -0.50) >>> > content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >>> > content-type: text/plain; >>> > charset=iso-8859-1 >>> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 >>> > Precedence: bulk >>> > >>> > ----------------- >>> > original message: >>> > ----------------- >>> > >>> > On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Manip wrote: >>> > >>> > > > >>>http://www.justinrossetti.com/albums/HalfLife2/hl2_death.jpg >>> > > >>> > > hahaha. I wouldn't want to work for valve right now either. >>>Worse I wouldn't >>> > > want to be the guy that got his >>> > > account broken into, if it was his fault or not. Just >>>generally not a good >>> > > day, and I don't think a few developers >>> > > talking openly about the source they know we have is going to >>>make things >>> > > worse. I'm not planning to develop >>> > > games with it but I am curious about how they did certain >>>things so the >>> > > label 'for education use only' kind fits the >>> > > bill. Most developers that have blood going though their >>>vanes can't resist >>> > > information and something like this where >>> > > you have the unique opportunity to see how the pro's are >>>doing it is too >>> > > good to resist. I have nothing against valve and >>> > > don't plan on making a penny off of their hard work but me >>>looking over code >>> > > that is already public doesn't hurt anyone >>> > > so stop slamming me just because I'm open unlike all of you >>>that are looking >>> > > but don't want to talk about it. >>> > > >>> > > Please stop going on about IP, I am not selling it, I am not >>>making money >>> > > off of it, they can sue me for every penny >>> > > I have made off the half-life 2 source, duh..... >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>archives, please visit: >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >archives, please visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >
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