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Posted - 2011.06.17 15:50:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Zulu It is in no way the purpose of the program to deter or make money off 3rd party development. The core purpose is simply to have control our IP and brand and have a contract in place so we can have some form of regulation on apps and services that use the EVE name and EVE resources (API).
Itęs obvious we have to review and iterate on the contract and program as presented in the devblog since most of the points mentioned in the comments are not in line with its core purpose.
First, to all those who are reposting the whole "you're charging" blah blah blah... he's already admitted that the contract needs revisited to meet everyone's needs, give them a while to actually sift through the crap that's in the thread and pull out the valid points, revise the document, and try again. You're talking about a legal contract they're creating here, that takes time to make/review and get the okay from the boss.
Second, I personally think that charging people who monetize their applications is more than appropriate. If you get real money for your product that utilizes their intellectual property, then you should have to give them money in return. However, if you do not charge people real money (ie isk or donation only) and are not ad supported then there's no reason you should have to pay and you should be able to use the free license. Products out there currently such as evemon and EFT wouldn't be effected by this change (if it was done this way) other than the developers would have to get the free license, and the majority of the playerbase would go on uneffected.
The type of player that would pay for an application is not your average eve player. Most of us are happy using EVEMon and EFT and playing the game. Others, those that specialize in the market especially (which is where a lot of this third party software comes into play tbh), might be willing to pay a small fee for a program that actually helps them make lots of in game profit (or at least reduces the effort/work involved in doing so).
Lastly, i would like to emphasize zulu's statement below....
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Until we have a license that meets our needs and your expectations we will not make any changes to our terms or enforcement thereof.
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