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As you may have already known, Nexon America is working to bring BannedStory back online. As stated on a thread in their MapleStory Forums, they are working with their global legal affairs office to lift the Cease and Desist letter and allow http://www.maplesimulator.com continue its activities the way they were before.

Today (May 31 2011), Nexon America sent me an email authorizing the restoration of MapleSimulator and BannedStory. This means that I can now put BannedStory, MapleMap and all their related content back online. Here is their email:

[COLOR="deepskyblue"] Greetings Ion,

We’ll try to answer your questions but in the meantime you can proceed with your website activities prior to the shutdown. If we have any questions about your website and its contents, we will be in touch!

Thank you![/COLOR]

But lets not forget that there is legal action involved in this, therefore I cannot proceed if I don't have some legal resource that invalidates the C&D letter from Nexon Korea or at least a formal letter explaining that I can resume activities in MapleSimulator. Plus, they need to clear out some doubts I have regarding their lift:

1. I am allowed to use again the content from GMS?
2. What about the other game clients? I am allowed to use them all including Korea?
3. Isn't Nexon going to stablish any rules regarding the use of their name in the site and/or programs? For example, I must use their logo inside the site and/or programs.
4. What about my advertising in the site? Is it ok with them?
5. Can I keep developing new ideas on the programs?

So, essentially I am waiting for their response.

Satellite Wrote:http://www.maplesimulator.com/
So basically he could continue right now, with the permission of Nexon America, but he wants them to answer some questions first.

Tykian Wrote:Wrong. He could not. The cease and desist came from Nexon of Korea. Which is a separate entity. While Nexon of America can submit formal requests to their parent company to change their mind, the call is still not NexonAM's to make. If he put it back up right now he does risk legal action at the hands of Nexon of Korea, as they own all content, including that of GMS exclusives, as it was still made and copyrighted by NexonKR.

NexonAM being on his side is definitely a good thing, but it isn't over.

Quote:Greetings Ion,

We’ll try to answer your questions [SIZE="5"]but in the meantime you can proceed with your website activities prior to the shutdown.[/SIZE] If we have any questions about your website and its contents, we will be in touch!

Thank you!

Satellite Wrote:Learn to goddam read. That means that they've talked with Nexon Korea.

MariaColette Wrote:"But lets not forget that there is legal action involved in this, therefore I cannot proceed if I don't have some legal resource that invalidates the C&D letter from Nexon Korea or at least a formal letter explaining that I can resume activities in MapleSimulator."

Sorry but that was a pretty bad hypocritical mess-up you did there.

Satellite Wrote:So basically he could continue right now, with the permission of Nexon America, but he wants them to answer some questions first.

Satellite Wrote:"you can proceed with activities prior to shutdown" means that he can reopen bannedstory and why would Nexon America let him do that, without telling Nexon Korea? You aren't making a single bit of sense.

Tykian Wrote:however Nexon America ISN'T IN THE POSITION TO LET HIM DO THAT.

Quote:I was talking about what he COULD do, not what he SHOULD. Even if Nexon America would state that they haven't told Korea anything, he COULD open BannedStory, knowing the risks.

Tykian Wrote:I am well aware you like to assume you know what everyone means, however Nexon America ISN'T IN THE POSITION TO LET HIM DO THAT. However you are welcome to have that much faith in Nexon.

GunisBack Wrote:Because we all know that NexonAM hasn't screwed up in the past... oh wait, they have. He's smart for waiting, all he has to do is put that website back up and NexonKorea could smack him with a lawsuit and NexonAM wouldn't have any say in it.

byakugan Wrote:NexonNA should buy BannedStory and then use it or advertise it as another feature like those flash games on their site. Then hire that guy Ion as the person in charge of it.

byakugan Wrote:NexonNA should buy BannedStory and then use it or advertise it as another feature like those flash games on their site. Then hire that guy Ion as the person in charge of it.