xLeviathan Wrote:It just seems, perhaps there was a better alternative than to remove the whole site. Over half the site isn't MapleStory related, and a good portion of it is getting help with programming, having random discussions, whatever the case may be.
That's simply how copyright infringement claims happen on the internet.
1) ask ISP to take down offending website
2) ISP tells site owners to remove inappropriate contents, and in the meantime takes it down
3) Site goes back up when it's ready
The quicker they get rid of the MS stuff, the quicker it'll be available for whatever other stuff it's used for.
Oh, and considering Nexon sells mesos it's extremely easy to point to how meso selling websites hurt their business. Plus when people get scammed they can only blame Nexon, and it just causes more trouble... The best way to deal with it would be to figure out what characters the sellers are using and ban them (maybe look at characters who commit high-volume meso trades or sending Duey packages, and never train)