Major FMCB License violation

[Bootlegninja]

I'm placing this in open forums so that dlanor can see this and hopefully contact jimmikaelkael and neme.

a user contacted me on a different site with news of a console storefront site selling FMCB

ESR Ready Memor32 - PS2 Importe, Backup, Direct Boot - Console Service

Please DO NOT BUY FROM THEM! FMCB is FREE FOLKS.

On to buisiness. We need to get that site shut down. and jimmi and neme have the most teeth to do this as they are the license holders on it.

here's a letter i'm currently working on:

Dear Sir/madam,

Please discontinue sales of your ?ESR Ready Memor32 - PS2 Importe, Backup, Direct Boot? (ESR Ready Memor32 - PS2 Importe, Backup, Direct Boot - Console Service) as it is free home brew software. The official site for it is http://psx-scene.com/ (Yes I know the site is down right now, but is due to reactivate this week.)

The license for the software is as follows:

"================================================= ========================
LICENSE TERMS :
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Free McBoot is a licensed software. This file contains the text of the
Free McBoot license. If you wish to use the Free McBoot in any way, or use
any of its source code, you must read this license and are legally bound
to comply with it.

Use of the Free McBoot code in any capacity implies that you have read,
understood, and agreed to abide by the terms and conditions set down by
this license. If you use Free McBoot without complying with the license,
you're breaking the law.

Using Free McBoot legally requires to respect four rules :

1.You must not use Free McBoot to make money or be compensated in any way.
2.You must give the authors credit for their work.
3.All derivative work must stay under Free McBoot license and open source.
4.You must comply with Free McBoot license.

Those are the main conditions set down by this license.
Unfortunately, past experience has shown that many people are not willing
to follow the original spirit of the Free McBoot software, so the
remainder of this document will clearly define those conditions in an
attempt to prevent people from circumventing them.

The first rule says that you'll never try to make profit on any part
of Free McBoot in any possible way. You may under no circumstances charge
money or require any kind of fee or compensation in exchange for
installing, using, distributing or copying any part of Free McBoot. You
must not solicit, offer or accept any kind of donation in exchange for
installing, using, distributing or copying any part of Free McBoot. The
only acceptable thing is the usual $5 charge for "sending back the memory
card". By breaking the rule 1 you violate this license and hence you'll be
sued.

The second rule of the license states that you must give credit to the
authors of Free McBoot. A great deal of work went into the creation of
Free McBoot, and it was given to you completely free of charge. Claiming
that you wrote the Free McBoot yourself is a slap in the face to everyone
who worked to bring you a stable and universal product while asking for
nothing but credit for their work in return. Specifically, the following
is required : Do not remove or change any of the Free McBoot splash
screens or credit line even in derivative work. By breaking the rule 2 you
violate this license and hence you'll be sued.

The third rule implies that if you modify or use any part of the Free
McBoot source code to make a software you will distribute, it must comply
with Free McBoot license. The source code of your program must be
published along with the binary code, in fact it must stay open source.
An exact copy of this license must be distributed along with binary and
source code. By breaking the rule 3 you violate this license and hence
you'll be sued.

The fourth rule says that you must read and agree with all Free McBoot
license terms and conditions. By breaking the rule 4 you violate this
license and hence you'll be sued.

================================================== ========================"

Failure to discontinue sales will result in myself contacting your local authorities.

I do have your site IP address logged as well as your contact information for your host.

Regards,

A pissed off Free MC Boot team member

i will release the site contact information to FMCB team members on this via personal message as each log on and reply to this.