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Copyright Violation and Hosting Server

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Question Copyright Violation and Hosting Server

Hey guys I'm currently about to complete my remix online project I literally cloned the game for pvp. Everythink you look for pvp is available.

My question is that, is anyone encountered copyright issues with bigpoint due to hosting a private server or a game clone, whats the worst that can happen ?

And second is: How good my server should be to host around 50 players(or how much an avarage server can host), would people make donations to keep the server up ?

I know there is not exact answer I am just looking for your advice, thanks.
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Hey guys I'm currently about to complete my remix online project I literally cloned the game for pvp. Everythink you look for pvp is available.

My question is that, is anyone encountered copyright issues with bigpoint due to hosting a private server or a game clone, whats the worst that can happen ?

And second is: How good my server should be to host around 50 players(or how much an avarage server can host), would people make donations to keep the server up ?

I know there is not exact answer I am just looking for your advice, thanks.
"whats the worst that can happen ?"

they are gonna sue you.


"would people make donations to keep the server up ?
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personally i would not donate to any pserver.
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"whats the worst that can happen ?"

they are gonna sue you.


"would people make donations to keep the server up ?
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personally i would not donate to any pserver.

"they are gonna sue you."
know someone who got problem for hosting ?

"personally i would not donate to any pserver."
not even 1$ ? it's a standalone game btw
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Hi,

They will not be able to sue you if you're smart enough to get a good hoster.
And yes, if you make something good, players will donate, not every players but some of them.
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They will not be able to sue you if you're smart enough to get a good hoster.
And yes, if you make something good, players will donate, not every players but some of them.
what you mean by good hoster ?
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what you mean by good hoster ?
A Hosting Company in a country with other laws and high privacy standards.

Also the country where the server actually is located counts too
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A Hosting Company in a country with other laws and high privacy standards.

Also the country where the server actually is located counts too
Are amazon servers good ? or can you refer me some ?
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"they are gonna sue you."
know someone who got problem for hosting ?

"personally i would not donate to any pserver."
not even 1$ ? it's a standalone game btw
know someone who got problem for hosting ?
no. but you asked for the worst case. that is the worst case. (if you use the graphics etc owned by bigpoint.)
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As long you don't make any money with this game you should be fine
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Don't make any money with it, not even donations.

Also you should read this:
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Unlike academic coursepacks, other copyrighted materials can be used without permission in certain educational circumstances under copyright law or as a fair use. “Fair use” is the right to use portions of copyrighted materials without permission for purposes of education, commentary, or parody.
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Are amazon servers good ? or can you refer me some ?
did you even read my post?

What do you think which laws apply to amazon? (i guess they comply with any EU or US law)

However i cannot tell you any hosting provider which will be good for your goal but you can use this as a reference

and do not forget that you still need a good network connection and unmanaged servers

EDIT: And of course earning money or accepting donations is a bit complicated. If you in example use paypal then youre obviously targetable
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did you even read my post?

What do you think which laws apply to amazon? (i guess they comply with any EU or US law)

However i cannot tell you any hosting provider which will be good for your goal but you can use this as a reference

and do not forget that you still need a good network connection and unmanaged servers

EDIT: And of course earning money or accepting donations is a bit complicated. If you in example use paypal then youre obviously targetable
Thanks, that was basically what I wanted to learn.☺️
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check out cloudflare reverse proxy.

you have to set up a secure infrastructure. keep your servers ips secret at all costs and redirect every single byte of traffic through your proxies.

ideal scheme
[User] -> User-IP -> [CF-ReverseProxy] -> CFRP-IP -> [your server]
[your server] -> server-ip -> [CFRP] -> CFRP-IP -> [User]

if you did everything right only a few ppl can check out which server and its owner are behind CFRP.


here a list of counties who give a poopie on copyright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia...l_designations

oh I forgot the most important point. sry for double

they can track money much easier than bits and bytes.

if you need to gather money for some reason, you should do something you are allowed to. i mean, even if you can manage to perfectly protect your server, if you want donations you need a real world bank account, to be able to use the money.

this is a huge security hole! to be on the safe side, collect donations in bitcoin-currency and find a hoster you can pay with bitcoins. for cloudflare-billigs you should find a "in all term honest person" you can fully trust and give him the money.

needless to say that this could be illegal in some countries.

the point is: technical security is good and needed, but useless if you be sloppy on the income-flow-management.
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check out cloudflare reverse proxy.

you have to set up a secure infrastructure. keep your servers ips secret at all costs and redirect every single byte of traffic through your proxies.

ideal scheme
[User] -> User-IP -> [CF-ReverseProxy] -> CFRP-IP -> [your server]
[your server] -> server-ip -> [CFRP] -> CFRP-IP -> [User]

if you did everything right only a few ppl can check out which server and its owner are behind CFRP.
CF reveals owner information and server ip's quite fast.
Domain registrars are also kind of a problem.
But there are a few which are known to do not take down domain names easily.

However there are alternatives. Everywhere.

Also the thread creator maybe do not even want to do such highly illegal stuff that everything needs to be 100% bulletproof ^^

EDIT: Doesn't bitcoin currently fails as a payment method? Due to transactions and so on.
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CF reveals owner information and server ip's quite fast.
Domain registrars are also kind of a problem.
But there are a few which are known to do not take down domain names easily.

However there are alternatives. Everywhere.

Also the thread creator maybe do not even want to do such highly illegal stuff that everything needs to be 100% bulletproof ^^

EDIT: Doesn't bitcoin currently fails as a payment method? Due to transactions and so on.
this just says you need for cf another layer of protection.

getting sued for an illegal gameserver is risky enough imho. 100% bulletproof is not enough. not even enough could ever be enough
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