RCfan
Key Veteran
Location: Longwood, FL USA
| Look folks, the facts are simple::: the cable is illegal; it was created to circumvent several manufacturer's copy protection, violating their intellectual rights. Obviously Reflex has taken on the "source" of these cables in court and won; now they're trying to recover losses due to the sale of the illegal cable (probably because the defendant wasn't able to pay up).
Personally I feel it's wrong of Reflex to go after customers, but then again, the burden of proof lies solely on their shoulders, not the customers. The tone of the letter posted earlier is very rude and at tad bullyish, IMHO. The letter could have been written in a much nicer way!!!
Assuming Reflex does make true on their statements and go after customers that do not return the cable, I don't see how far they'll get, though, since they would have to prove that the customer purchased the cable with the intention of using it on a pirated version of their software; that is impossible (unless the sim has a built-in "call-home" feature; and if doesn't now, next update probably should/will!). Now, if you have one of these cables, and officials do come into your location and find Reflex software installed on one or more computers, burden of proof quickly changes to the customer. I'd hate to be in that position; so instead of $72, you'll probably be paying a lot more and possibly staying in some jail for some time.
Again, my recommendation to those that have received a letter is to seek legal advice before taking ANY action (one way or the other). |
