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JCtheBuilder · 6th January 2008, 03:48 PM

There is no legal standing. People can play Internet attorney all they want but if there was even a glimmer of a chance that it were possible the EA legal team would have tried. Newer MMOs have probably built in the proper legal protections but such things were never a consideration when UO was created.

Plus there is the whole aspect that killing a free shard does not mean those players will suddenly convert to EA customers. Either they move to another shard or stop playing all together.

6th January 2008, 03:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
JCtheBuilder Join Date: May 2005 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 426 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Why do you think EA hasn't taken down free shards/emulators? There is no legal standing. People can play Internet attorney all they want but if there was even a glimmer of a chance that it were possible the EA legal team would have tried. Newer MMOs have probably built in the proper legal protections but such things were never a consideration when UO was created. Plus there is the whole aspect that killing a free shard does not mean those players will suddenly convert to EA customers. Either they move to another shard or stop playing all together. __________________ UOGuide -- The fastest growing encyclopedia for Ultima Online Last edited by JCtheBuilder; 6th January 2008 at 03:50 PM.