Wow, it's a good thing there's someone who teaches University Level Graphics here lecturing everyone on the law. I once went to a presentation by a professor who was visiting from the University of Cairo on a Fulbright Scholarship. She gave several lengthy presentations on affairs in the Middle East; during which she gave several references to the Turkish people in relation to Arabs, which was rather condescending. My professor and her husband (who was an Engineering professor at the University) decided to give a "follow-up" discussion on relations between Turks and Arabs.
There were several generalizations that the Egyptian Professor made about the situation in Iraq in particular, which I felt were not representative of the current situation. When I asked her when the last time was that she visited Iraq, she said she hadn't been there in several years. I told her that I had been back from Iraq for less than a year, and I felt she was wrong in her assumptions. She, of course, began to hash out the reasons why I didn't understand the current situation (which she had no actual knowledge of...other than what she saw on the news). It was actually pretty amusing.
Did I mention that back in Egypt, she taught French?
Now let's take this current situation here; and let's assume for a moment that "Marty" has a point. I believe that all of the games now in production, and those that are on the shelves at stores, which contain models that represent the soldiers and weapons of various nations; be cancelled or pulled from the shelves, since it's doubtful that most of them received permission from the weapons and uniform manufacturers while populating their games. While we're at it, let's head on over to Turbosquid and inform the artists at large that all the models of vehicles, planes, and people that either emulate real machines/people; or actually replicate these entities...need to be deleted from the database.
In fact, TGC sells models that were actually used in World War II; let's get them while we're at it.
OR...
We could return to our senses, thank Mr. "Marty" for his input, and go about our business.
Oh, by the way, Prof. "Marty"; since you're obviously well-read on rules and such, perhaps you missed the one in the
AUP (Sections 3.11 and 3.12) about harrassing other members. You should really read it; it's the reason you just got slapped.
Have a great day.
-Keith
