Are MuEngines "legal" in a way?

[rapa]

I haven't used it D:
Anyway, your post is really helpfuly into the thread.

Yes, very useful. As the others replied, there is nothing wrong with doing that, so, long story short, go ahead, if you get in prison for copyrights write us down.

PS: DO NOT DROP THE SOAP.

[KristiansJ]

Mu server hosting is most dangerous thing you can do on internet, the police is waiting that administrators make one mistake, and life time jail time is guaranteed, as for my self i already have probation, if they catch me with new mu server im dead man!

but realy, webzen dont give any fck about private servers, it is compleatly safe to host mu outside china or korea... or maybe i can be wrong, but where im at, idc :D

[MuCode]

I know a guy doing this in a country located on ASIA continent and he had no problem so far(very big server). Pay the contributions to your country and don't give a shit on webzen, they will first have to warn you then act in court.

Boss, I'd like to know who this guy is? Or at least the name of the server? I'm trying to do a study among different large servers for my little project. Thanks!

[star3stone]

Call "(Game Name) server" is inlegal cause violate copyrigths of the game. Using a "Private Server Emulator" (Sniffing packets from official mu) is legal while it dosn't has copyrigths or any Licence Type.

Using a "Game client", you can host it, but if the server have valid Copyrigths or licence valid until the date that become inlegal.
Also you can use any file hosting (If the hoster decide to delete it, you can't do nothing. Just reupload it into another server) and link it whit an link shortener like bit.ly or goo.gl while that use of the link dont violate Agreement Terms and conditions.

Another way to use game client is by patch, let the user download the game (Don't host it) and give him a patch (files whitout copyrights or any Licence Type). For the server part this is legal, for the user not soo much. But nobody want to look each user of a server, him minds nothing for legal software.

What are you talking about? I seriously can't understand anything of what you just said. Owell...

ontopic: Emulator=Good. Client=Bad. Can't get easier than that.

[mauka]

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None of Mu - Emulators is legit ;) If u are for real, go pay lawyer 50$ and him will explain u, no mather what u can be fucked up ;)

[nevS]

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None of Mu - Emulators is legit ;) If u are for real, go pay lawyer 50$ and him will explain u, no mather what u can be fucked up ;)

If the code is all yours, an emulator is legal ;)

[mauka]

wtf.. Code yours? What about protocol u use, protocol struct, what about SQL scripts, names, what about client your emulator is requied? I sugest u go pay lawyer and learn this..
U talk shit u dont know.. just like IGC

None of emulators of mu i ever saw was legit. U just cant copyright, copyrighted work xD all of there out "emulator" sellers not fucked up only be cause wz give a shit about them and all them family.. try do and sell some blizard works "emulator"

[nevS]

wtf.. Code yours? What about protocol u use, protocol struct, what about SQL scripts, names, what about client your emulator is requied? I sugest u go pay lawyer and learn this..
U talk shit u dont know.. just like IGC

None of emulators of mu i ever saw was legit

Well, I doubt a protocol can be copyrighted (if you compare that with an api, google won vs oracle with their dalvik vm which uses the java api).
If you don't use any of webzen's decompiled sources (structs, sql database, scripts, names) and recreate it all yourself from the ground up - without simply copying/rewriting their source ofc - you are not violating any copyright. Just because you never saw such an emulator, does not mean they can't be made.

Of course, using their client is against their EULA (if it would be against the law using it unmodified I don't know for sure), but I never said anything about the client...

[CodeSkilLs]

When you create your Own Emulator at least 90% By your code, your SQL Structs and etc... It`s legal.

[secmob]

When you create your Own Emulator at least 90% By your code, your SQL Structs and etc... It`s legal.

Isn't this like saying that since I copied the game but wrote it in my way, I definitely did not violate any Trademark or Copyright laws? Unless you redesign the whole game including graphics, UI & content, I doubt it's anything but legal.

Running a private server is definitely illegal, as either way, you're duplicating a game & letting the public access it worldwide. Especially when you have "donations" set-up without any registration of businesses. But then again what do I know, I'm no professional.

[mauka]

If u for real, go pay 50$ to lawyer and him will explain how and why u can be fucked up using mu "emulators".. asking here is useless.