Largest Maplestory hacking website being sued by Nexon America and Nexon Korea Corp.

I doubt that nexon's legal department knows jack shi't about their games.
@above comments.

By default? No.
As a requirement of their job in order to adequately present their case? Yes.
It's part of a lawyer's job to actually research what it is they're going to be arguing over.

They should drop all charges under the condition that all the hackers must work for Maple to improve it's security, let the admins who have no coding talent suffer.

There's not much to be done for Nexon's security.
As long as Maplestory is a client-heavy game, it will always be vulnerable.

lol, Some of these people were making around half a million a year from this (or so they say), I highly doubt they would conform with a regular wage or a regular job. I really hope they don't have to pay a fine for this because they'd just pay and keep with their sh1t. Give them a year in jail

You may want to read the lawsuit or, at very least, my post.

"As a direct and proximate result of the infringements by Defendants, Nexon is entitled to damages and to Defendants' profits in amounts to be proven at trial which are not currently ascertainable. Alternatively, Nexon is entitled to maximum statutor damages of $150,000 for each copyright infringed, or in such other amount as may be proper under 17 U.S.C. (section) 504©."

"Defendant's conduct has resulted in damage to Nexon in an amount to be proven at trial. By Nexon's estimation, such damage is in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars."

Nexon isn't just trying to have them fined. Nexon is suing for damages and all profit these people have made from selling their programs/subscriptions.
Granted, they're probably not going to get everything for which they're asking, but this isn't going to be a slap on the wrist.

Also, being a lawsuit, these people aren't going to jail based on the ruling of this case.
People need to stop suggesting that.
Tax evasion could get them put in jail, but that would have to be a completely different trial.

Well from skimming the thread it's a civil suit, but can they really use the illicit funds to pay their fines?

I think their main issue will be retaining those funds.

This is a bit unnerving actually, that a few SP regulars seem to be on first-name basis with a major hacker who apparently also supplies hacks to the Chinese gold-site hackers, the same ones who have been ripping through many thousands of accounts since August.
BRB - removing ALL information from my user profile.

Hokay, you definitely don't know what it means to be on a "first name basis".

As for my use of Ryan Cornwall's name, I would have used this individual's alias, Riu Kuzaki, but, as it is very similar to SP's own Riukuzaki, I did not want to appear to be accusing the latter of being a hacker.

Before reading the case, not only didn't I know the former's real name, but I hadn't every heard of his alias.
In fact, the only name amongst the defendant list that I even recognized was 'Bizarro' since his trainer is so notorious.
So, unless your name ends up alongside your alias in a legal document I find relevant or you join the SPers who openly go by their first names, I won't ever know yours.

On a side note, if you don't want people to know your information, it's generally a good idea to, get this, NOT GIVE IT OUT!
While I don't entirely understand why you're thinking to hide it now, perhaps this is something you should think out a little better in the future.

I'm just finding it amusing that there is always a lawyer associated with Nexon or the defendant that has a name which is some variant of Corn.

Corn is in everything.

Knowing a name isn't being on a first-name basis with someone any more than everyone here Knows Justin Bieber personally.

Exactly!
I'm actually offended that he would imply that my relationship with Mr. Bieber was anything like my relationship with you.

Though it does hurt me the way you'll just let anyone call you 'Eos'...