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Ironically that'd mean GoDaddy is the current owner then (lancersreactor.com).

However, a domain name does nothing more than link an easily readable and memorable name to an ip address - something that is very easy to change.

It has zero other function (afaik). E.g. I could point my own domain name to youtube.com - but this doesn't make me a co-owner of the content, or entitled to a slice of the advertising revenue (dammit!).

Now who owned the data may actually be whom was controlling the domain name (if it is "ownable" as pointed out - I doubt anyone can claim ownership of my contributions for example...), but this thing has been through so many hands (talking about db content) that if it could be owned, it'd still be a chore.

I'm sure "proving" ownership really wouldn't be as easy as saying "I got it off x who got it off y who got it off j, so this means I have absolute authority and exclusive ownership". For instance, j may have also given it to k before x ever received it. Does this now mean k is actually the owner (especially if the domain name is irrelevant ) as they've had this data longer, or first? (honestly, not a clue now!).

It's an interesting topic, but you'd need some savvy (internet) law types for it. Bluffing or blustering about the topic by saying "lawyer" and "legal" is pointless.

As for issues with working together - I don't have any, I only dig at Op when he starts going off on stuff like in this thread. As I said, I wish him good luck and would love to see TLR back to what it was.

Would I help him seeing as I want it that way?
No.
Why?

I don't think I've heard Op ever give acknowledgement of anyone else's efforts or achievements. I only ever seem to read "I, I, I, Me, Me, Me" (this is not necessarily accurate, but all I remember reading now) - especially when it comes to anything FL "community" related. You'd be forgiven for thinking he was the only person around, responsible for everything that currently exists... exclusively through his own mouth.
Yes he has contributions, but there is a plethora of people he ignores as having sizeable, equal, or even bigger contributions.

Furthermore, when there is clear cut proof (his own claims in his own post being contradicted by his earlier posts) about something being wrong - he doesn't admit, accept, or apologise for misleading... he instead attacks by saying "oh I could find your posts...".
Now that was important because it isn't interpretation, it isn't twisting words - it is very clearly himself vs himself.

With his claim he could do it to others I would say - "get on with it, at least I'm confident they're man enough to own up, and apologise". Of course, if it is only on this site the claim is made, only apologise here. Op, however, went around all over the place posting about how he warned everyone about the global server... so that'd be quite an embarrassing task to apologise to so many locations...

I'm here, like history, someone he can't BS over when it comes to Freelancer, and someone who won't let "others" be forgotten.
If I do not directly know, I know folks who do

He doesn't want the archive. He already has it.

What he wants is for us to take ours down. Which I will never cave in to because he simply has no right to demand this. It's even more ridiculous that he passes this as a "suggestion" or, heavens, an "offer".

*hugs*.. your special timmy.. but then.. ye came from the same place i did.. were all kinda special in our own way..

And on this archive nonsense... I say be build a better one if this keeps up.. I for one have many older mods on my HD.. im sure others have too.. if we all sent a few in.. we'd have (possibly) a cleaner archive anyways.. just a thought.. in case this goes too far.

I was all for TLR.. till this tread.. and that last post from.. dam i don't even want to spit the name out.. that pathetic freak,, your ruining what light was ever left.. now you claim ownership of ALL the mods... hmm..

Ever heard of a backlash OP.... I feel one a comming your way.. and no i have nothing to do with any of it.. you caused that yourself.. with your "words" so carelesley thrown.. did u think about the modders that submitted those works??.. at all?? Your post made my stomach churn and to be honest i was almost sick.. thats just me.. im on the fringe.. i can only imagine what some have been thinking since that "ultimatum" was made...

any resepct i had for you.. just went down the tube.. fast

Here is my assessment of this thread after following this thread thru 8 pages and <300 FL players for the entire week for 187 servers...

Wiki Link

In other words, STOP, hopefully that isn't too harsh...

I'll give you one word: How?

You guys really think we like this?

btw, it is not that we need TLR or TLR needs us. we are pretty independant from each other. and don't tell me, we have evolved more. if they want to profit of this, then they should try to collaborate...
gentlemen, don't take it as another insult. its just another suggestion on how to solve the problem or to leave it as it is.

There is a loop close plz thread (voted [1])