Nicky is trying to claim copyright on a simple collage of other people's copyrighted work (the pictures he built the backdrops out of) ..??

Bah.. sorry, but he can blow me.

1. By putting his "work" into a public domain file, they became public domain. There is no "undo" .. no license, no basis to revoke that usage. You can't stuff the shit back up the horse's ass, sorry.

2. He has no case.. any court in the land would laugh him right out of the building. Trying to claim ownership of someone else's images is ludicrous.

I certainly won't use any of his stuff in the future, but damned if I make ANY extra effort to remove his shit from existing files or anything. What a cocky little runt, expecting hundreds of people to edit his shit outta dozens of files just cuz he wants to OH NO QUIT DA SKENE!!!1

Whatever... :p

> Nicky Special made the following announcement on vpforums.com - basically he
> does not want his work shown or transferred on any site but his own (which he
> took down). The following tables are in the processof being updated at AJ's
> vPinmame and IRPinball to comply with his request.
> Most changes only require a new screenshot to be placed on the download pages -
> as the current backdrops have been changed and are no longer Nicky Special's
> work.
>
> Please check your files and update as appropriate to avoid legal action by Nicky
> Special.
>
> Alien Poker
> Attack From Mars
> Baby Pac-Man
> Cactus Canyon
> Centaur
> Comet
> Congo
> Cyclone
> Defender
> Demolition Man
> Earthshaker
> Elvira And The Party Monsters
> F-14 Tomcat
> Firepower
> Firepower II
> Flintstones
> Getaway – High Speed 2
> Harley Davidson
> High Speed
> Independence Day
> Indianapolis 500
> Laser Cue
> Lethal Weapon 3
> Medieval Madness
> Monster Bash
> Mr And Mrs Pac-Man
> Party Zone
> Pin-Bot
> Popeye Saves The Earth
> South Park
> Space Invaders
> Star Trek
> Star Trek: TNG
> T2 – Judgement Day
> Tales Of The Arabian Nights
> The Shadow
> Time Fantasy
> Twilight Zone
> Warlok
> Whirlwind
> White Water
>
> This also includes any copies of The Great Rock And Roll Swindle and Party
> Animal.
>
> It is very disappointing to see such a talented individual end this way.
>