Some of you may be familiar with a popular drifting game on iOS called Dubai Drift. Some images below show a few cases of copyright infringement regarding a large number of the games vehicles.

 

 

There are many other cars like this (Infact EVERY car in the game is licenced and I seriously doubt any of them are licenced).

Edited February 5, 201511 yr by ineseri
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It's a crappy mobile racing game, of course there would be unlicensed cars.

 

I've never heard of it. Because I'm on Android.

And?

It's a crappy mobile racing game, of course there would be unlicensed cars.

 

I've never heard of it. Because I'm on Android.

BUT this has the Mercedes Benz Vision Gran Turismo in it, a car that was designed to be in GT and nothing else. You think Mercedes Benz and Sony are just going to let that slide?

 

Edited February 5, 201511 yr by JASONROCKS1998

What is the thing to discuss here, exactly?

BUT this has the Mercedes Benz Vision Gran Turismo in it, a car that was designed to be in GT and nothing else. You think Mercedes Benz and Sony are just going to let that slide?

 

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Hellll nooo.

I myself am surprised Mercedes, Sony and PD have not filed a lawsuit against the makers of Dubai Drift as they have clearly ripped off their design for profit. That's as bad as a console game taking the 2013 Porsche 918 and putting it into a game without the Porsche licence.

What is the thing to discuss here, exactly?

That maybe car manufacturers should be taking action against mobile devs who steal their designs for profit. It's like changing the name of the car is enough to justify someone stealing someone else's work.

That maybe car manufacturers should be taking action against mobile devs who steal their designs for profit. It's like changing the name of the car is enough to justify someone stealing someone else's work.

How do you even know that copyright theft is being committed? It's possible that the company responsible does have all the required rights to use those vehicles. Find some articles and what not to back up your points and then we'll start a proper discussion. 

Yeah, let's not start a wild witch hunt here. Theft accusation is a serious allegation not to be taken lightly, and not even supposed to be taken up here. 

That maybe car manufacturers should be taking action against mobile devs who steal their designs for profit. It's like changing the name of the car is enough to justify someone stealing someone else's work.

 

Even if there was indeed copyright infringment, car companies can afford to let this go, they are already gaining billions over all the licensed products that are selling up to millions of units like all the Need for Speed games or Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport. I mean, are they such vampires to the point to crave for money that much? A game used a couple cars, so what? That's not going to put them bankrupt.

Ok.

Even if there was indeed copyright infringment, car companies can afford to let this go, they are already gaining billions over all the licensed products that are selling up to millions of units like all the Need for Speed games or Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport. I mean, are they such vampires to the point to crave for money that much? A game used a couple cars, so what? That's not going to put them bankrupt.

It's more than a couple, every single car in the game is copyrighted, also, how would you like it if you spent months designing car, and some "game developers" just come along and milked the profits from your hard work?

How do you even know that copyright theft is being committed? It's possible that the company responsible does have all the required rights to use those vehicles. Find some articles and what not to back up your points and then we'll start a proper discussion. 

OK, let's say only the Silver Bullet was the only unlicenced car (I know they couldn't possibly have copyright for that because it was designed specifically for Gran Turismo and PD would not just give the licence to some Dubai based game dev). What then?? Mercedes only make the money from that car being in GT6, not this "game".

OK, let's say only the Silver Bullet was the only unlicenced car (I know they couldn't possibly have copyright for that because it was designed specifically for Gran Turismo and PD would not just give the licence to some Dubai based game dev). What then?? Mercedes only make the money from that car being in GT6, not this "game".

The countless amounts of money they make from people actually buying the car in real life? 

 

As Hystery said, I think they can afford to let this one slide. It would probably cost more to do something about it than to sit back and do nothing.