I think it will be very expensive but i would be happy to donate some.
2014-03-16 20:16 GMT+01:00 Tenshi Sama <[email protected]>: > I'm not a lawyer, but i think with Autodesk history there's maybe a case > here. The only way i think this could be accomplished is with all the > community support; from studios to freelancers; important people; then, > gather all the info from past years, videos, open letters, discussions, > petitions, AD statements about Softimage future. I mean, everything!. And > maybe we could have a case here.(maybe a weak one, but still a case) > > The problem i see with this is that people is not going to support > something like this, because it requires investment and time. Human beings > think first about their priorities, families and life itself(which is fine). > But, if only we could give support to something like this, this kind of > "monopoly" cases, will be over for decades, because company's will know for > sure that Users will fight for their rights. > > Don't misunderstand me, i hate the way Autode$k manage things, i would > love to see the law force them to give the users what they promess year > after year. What I do not like to see is how people bow to Autodesk and let > them decide the path that everyone must follow. > > So... ,first we need a good representative, then a good lawyer, community > support, and money. > > (sorry for my english) > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Chris Vienneau < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> >> >> Things are very different than six years ago. In terms of competition for >> Autodesk, you can now argue in different industries there is Cinema 4D, >> Modo, Houdini, Zbrush, 3D coat, and even Unity (now has modeling tools) >> that can replace functionality that was once only available in 3dsmax, >> Maya, and Softimage. Things are more and more about playing nice with other >> tools in an ecosystem than one package to rule them all. >> >> >> >> cv/ >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [ >> [email protected]] on behalf of Ben Barker [ >> [email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 12:38 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit >> >> I'm not a lawyer either, but a few thoughts. When AD first bought >> Softimage there were talks of monopoly. Unfortunately for us, AD's biggest >> market is CAD, and they have several competitors in that arena. The >> government doesn't really parcel out the market in a way that favors a >> claim on monopoly for 3D artists. We are just a small bulb on a large tree. >> >> Secondly, and this is a more serious problem, antitrust basically doesn't >> exist anymore in the US like it did in the days of Ma Bell. I talked with >> my partner, who is a larval lawyer, about this issue quite a bit. Every >> antitrust decision for the past 70 years has gnawed away at plaintiff power >> in antitrust cases and now there is essentially nothing left. Combined with >> the weak case we would already have from the first part, and I think this >> would be a really difficult row to hoe. That money and energy would >> probably be better spent re-educating and resource sharing among SI artists >> so they can move on, or perhaps fighting the subsidy/tariff issue. >> >> I understand the anger, and it's heartbreaking to watch a superior >> product die in favor of Maya, but this wouldn't be a good way to retaliate >> IMO. >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 12:06 PM, skuby <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> There may be a case here for an Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit against >> Autodesk. We would need to have a lawyer look at the details and I'm not >> the person to be able to do this, as I don't have the resources, >> connections or credibility to do so. >> >> However, if successful, it is potentially possible that Autodesk could be >> forced to divest their Softimage assets, aka. they could be compelled by a >> court to sell Softimage to a competitor at it's fair market value. >> >> Anyways, maybe someone out there in the aether can give the idea a shot, >> I would not know where to start outside of this initial suggestion. >> >> The Federal Trade Commission along with the Department of Justice >> Antitrust Division jointly regulate and enforce Antitrust Law and >> Anti-Competitive Monopoly practices. >> >> Anyways, this might work a little better than a petition to Autodesk or >> other-such cries for a change of heart, but the petition someone put out >> there to Autodesk might serve some use when presenting the idea to a >> Lawyer(s). I think a lot of people and interested parties might just >> support crowdfunding for legal fees. Good luck. >> >> >
