[disc] leeching, deeplinking, traffic and a highscore board
hi there,
it seems that somehow DynaMiner is a quite popular game (some 60.000 hits in 4 days). i know this for sure 'cause i write each access to a database (ok, there is also a server log, but i can collect some data this way, that the server log does not)
anyway, one of the main problems with a game like dynaminer is that it is large (in terms of the internet), to be exact 984k compressed flash data.
knowing this, one can calculate quite easy that there must have been traffic worth 60GB(+/-) which will have to be paid ...
i decided to put the game up for free atm and found it only fair to say that if i do not make money with it no one else should. so i put this little piece of text bleow the game:
"Linking only allowed with written permission of the author."
ok.
so why is this ignored?
why are sites like pumbo.com linking DIRECTLY to the swf? (openening it withing a framest with ads, thus making money with it)
why are linking sites line backtothefuture.nl to the game's html page? (deep linking) and not to my homepage ? (and after i emailed the little b*, he said "linking is ALWAYS allowed ...")
why only the owner of minijuegos.com has asked for permission? (and i granted it, makint it a condition that the game will be opened in a seperate window, with no frames and ads. which he agreed to.)
so i had to take some steps to ensure my rights as author:
1. the main swf will be renamed on a dayly base.
2. the game's html page contains a frame-buster script
3. the aspx page, the game is on, write every access to a DB and checks for the referer of the page, if the preferer is not allowed redirecting to a page that states this (along withe the message to visit ngfx.de instead)
same amount of work seem to be the highscore table ... i learned my lesson here.
i forgot the check for 0 (zero) scores, so some 10.000 dumb rats just opened the game entered their name to the board with a score of 0 ...
not to mention the checks for bad words ...
anyone else has this problems ???
nGFX
Re: [disc] leeching, deeplinking, traffic and a highscore board
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Originally posted by nGFX
i decided to put the game up for free atm and found it only fair to say that if i do not make money with it no one else should. so i put this little peace of text bleow the game:
"Linking only allowed with written permission of the author."
ok.
so why is this ignored?
Because that is exactly how the internet works? Because that is exactly how the internet was designed? Putting something on the net and then complaining about deep-linking is rather like complaining that whenever you open a tin of beans you find that there are beans inside.
People who really don't like deep-linking should really evaluate why they've put anything on the net in the first place. If you don't want people to link directly to your SWF files, don't put them on your site.
As for why people ignore your message, it's rather like putting a sign up on the street that says, "Talking only allowed with the permission of the guy who lives at number 15". It is a nonsensical request within the conventions of the internet.
Re: Re: [disc] leeching, deeplinking, traffic and a highscore board
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Originally posted by ant512
Because that is exactly how the internet works? Because that is exactly how the internet was designed? Putting something on the net and then complaining about deep-linking is rather like complaining that whenever you open a tin of beans you find that there are beans inside.
People who really don't like deep-linking should really evaluate why they've put anything on the net in the first place. If you don't want people to link directly to your SWF files, don't put them on your site.
As for why people ignore your message, it's rather like putting a sign up on the street that says, "Talking only allowed with the permission of the guy who lives at number 15". It is a nonsensical request within the conventions of the internet.
I disagree... deep-linking is theft. Would you complain if someone came in your house and stole your money? Why should this be any different on the internet?
Also, there are considerate people on the earth, so the message isn't nonsensical. If people would just ask, I'm sure game developers would be happy to have more exposure.
Just ask your self, how would you feel if someone was making more money than you from something you made. Especially if you put months into it, and they only put an hour.
jtnw