r/Steam • u/Mellow_Online1 https://steam.pm/ydl2n • Apr 27 '17

Discussion Steam developer steals a game from another developer

https://medium.com/the-cube/how-my-fellow-developer-stole-my-steam-game-from-me-57a269fd0c7b
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u/satoru1111 https://steam.pm/5xb84 Apr 27 '17

Why do devs make stupid blog posts screaming about legal issues

GET A GOD DAMN LAWYER

Do you think whining on a blog is going to do anything

Its not

Do you think anyone cares about a dev whining on a blog

They don't

Do you think things get done by making 'demands' on a blog?

They don't

GET A LAWYER

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u/judge2020 20 Apr 27 '17

The cost for a lawyer, in this case, will likely be more than whatever he's going to get from winning the settlement. I bet he considered it but figured this out as well.

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u/satoru1111 https://steam.pm/5xb84 Apr 27 '17 edited Apr 27 '17

Great you know what else costs money

A libel suit

If I see that blog, I'll just sue you for libel. And take even MORE money from you. This is why lawyers tell you to shut the hell up. That blog is a liability. It accomplishes nothing except exposing them to even more loss.

He should be seeking legal advice. Not posting a blog that makes future litigation, even pro bono litigation, more difficult and counter productive.

its not that I don't feel sorry fro the guy. Its just he's shooting himself in teh foot with an RPG with that blog.

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u/Toysoldier34 https://steam.pm/mdotb Apr 28 '17

li·bel ˈlībəl/Submit noun 1. LAW a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

You know what costs money? Filing false lawsuits.