It’s an old thread, I am aware of that. But funnily enough the F-18 is exactly that mscenery product that hasn’t made it to the marketplace (still available on simmarket)
Did they resolve the issue with the stolen m339 assets?
He has removed traces that were left behind. The product still isn’t compatible with his MiG-15. The “big update” is still incoming (it was a lie)… all his stuff is still garbage. I haven’t had it installed for months now.
This is why I don’t use simmarket. It’s too easy to buy from a “developer” when in reality it’s just total ■■■■ that’s stolen, or either ported from other aircraft. I got the 737 MAX from Marketplace (although we all know what a ■■■■ stack that is) and the Aerosoft CRJ 550/700 was directly from Aerosoft.
It never ceases to amaze me that Marketplace allows garbage to appear. In my opinion it should be vetted so that anyone relatively new to flight simming can be certain that they are buying something that’s fairly decent.
If nothing else, items for sale should be a quality standard that MS do uphold. After all Marketplace is included in their package and many a newbie will purchase add-on’s thinking it’s going to be an officially sanctioned product. Personally, I buy from official dev websites where possible and resellers such as Just Flight and always research before buying.
Isn’t an operator of a store legally responsible for offering goods, that are obviously stolen? It’s not the same as the theft of intellectual property itself but I think you can be held responsible too if you‘re offering stuff and are therefor contributing to the distribution of illegal stuff. At least if the theft of or in the product was known or should have been obvious to you.
Is Amazon legally repsonsible for intellectual theft in a book they sell?
If they know or have been informed about it, yes. Distributing illegal goods is no minor offense. The argument is often that the store (owner/operator) was not aware of the fact fact regarding the sold product and that he was in the right assuming the product was legal. If however the illegality is obvious or has been brought to the stores attention it cannot be sold any longer without significant risk of legal consequences. At least that is the case here (Germany).
Regarding the addon in question here, it is known and only the direct prove of it has been wiped by the creator of the addon. Which in m eyes should raise more than a few eyebrows if I would operate the store. I would not touch a product with former intellectual copyright infringement with a ten foot pole.