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We are very displeased to announce that apparently MGM the huge company feels very threatened by a group of individuals spread throughout the world. We have received a letter to desist from the creation of the Stargate: Source mod. At this time we are still discussing the issue but it does appear that we are going to be shutting down. Sorry to all of our followers and those who were looking forward to this mod. Personally I will not buy a copy of their game out of protest. It is an unfortunate circumstance when the large, powerful and wealthy must attack the small and free but it happens and it is buisness.

Sorry to all again, and please stay tuned for any official announcment.

I hate to say "I told you so", but...

I told you so.

Still, nice to see they're not bitter about it:

MGM the huge company feels very threatened by a group of individuals spread throughout the world.
I think you're flattering yourselves too much. They don't feel "threatened" - they have to be seen to be be protecting their copyright, or risk losing it later on
Personally I will not buy a copy of their game out of protest.
I bet they're just crying into their cornflakes right now.
the large, powerful and wealthy must attack the small and free
Nice turnaround. You were using their copyright. Technically, you were attacking them.

I don't know how many times I've told modmakers, and how many more times I need to prove it:

If it's not your copyright, and you don't have permission, DON'T MAKE THE MOD. The likelihood of you getting shut down is vast. Or, to put it more simply:

If it's not yours, don't use it
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