i think you'll find that nearly all of them on this cd are click games.
i found that our local store is selling vol 1, for $22.95 AU.
so thats what sort of conversion-markups are going on, by the time it gets to a retailer.
everyone along the line has made money except the creator.
you may well laugh and say, do you own a piece of pirated software? how do you now feel?
BUT,
we make these games for free, so thats akin to taking candy of a baby.
and yes- they all sleep well at night too. the manager of the store i spoke to about it, said, they sell a lot of them, and know full well that they are downloadable for free, (but) for the people who dont have internet etc, (was his excuse or justification)
the simple fact is they dont have anyones permission to compile such games on a disc.
Not only did they steal one of my games, it's quite possibly my crappiest game.
Disgusting...
Show me the power child,
I'd like to say,
That I'm down on my knees today,
Gives me the butterflies,
Gives me away,
'Til I'm up on my feet again,
I'm feeling outshined.
If I suddenly decided to demand loyalties, then even if they accepted, I would be turning my back on what I believe in.
I couldn't give a crap about royalties, I'm just furious that they are selling Smidgets X AND The Smidgets Demo (which I just noticed, and its an insult of a game - even though I was called Circlesoft at the time). They didn't ask me, which they legally have to do. I didn't ask them to put it on CD. They just TOOK the amount of effort I put into a game and are selling it for their own breezy, greedy profits.
If the CD was about 2 or 3 dollars, then I'd understand the need for CD reproduction. However, posting and packaging is NOT included, as I've seen this CD at a couple of e-stores, and posting and packaging varies.
These people are scum, and I refuse to be beaten by this. I have a friend who studies law, I shall be speaking to him later today, and then think of doing a charity bungee jump to raise cash for hiring a lawyer
Sounds like some guy who was thirsty for money downloaded a bunch of click games and stuck 'em on a CD and sold them for quadtriple the price there worth which is nothing seeing as there freeware and all. I hope you take a stand CIRCY those fiends will pay!
Don't forget to write to your favourite computer magazine. I'm sure there are plenty of freeware software designers who read PC Format who'd like to know about this, and it's the best public way to expose it. So go on... write a letter and see. I'd like to see the git's face when he reads about himself in his favourite magazine... explaining what a tard he is!
I'm not sure, but I think the maximum 'reproduction' fee is £5.00. However I don't think sueing is a possibility with such low profit and seeing as it's freeware, but you could surely have them withdraw further copies.
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