Those sites generally do not use materials provided by Square-Enix under the Materials Use License. We do. That's the major difference. If they decide we've violated that license, they can revoke it, send a C&D to Amazon, and poof! We're gone.
Also, RMT sites are indeed targeted by developers, though their ability to go after them is somewhat limited by how they're hosted ("bulletproof" hosting) and who's running them (non-US operators). Conversely, we're a US site, on US hosting, with an easy accessible legal notices address.
SE is notably litigious when they feel their IP is being violated, and personally, I'd rather keep the site on extremely solid legal ground, rather than violating a license agreement. If one wishes to get a commission done for gil, there's many places where you can find that -- just not here.
All that said, this is something I ran past counsel when it was set almost two years ago, and the policy was set per his advice. I am not a lawyer, but I know when to call one up to ask questions.
Also, RMT sites are indeed targeted by developers, though their ability to go after them is somewhat limited by how they're hosted ("bulletproof" hosting) and who's running them (non-US operators). Conversely, we're a US site, on US hosting, with an easy accessible legal notices address.
SE is notably litigious when they feel their IP is being violated, and personally, I'd rather keep the site on extremely solid legal ground, rather than violating a license agreement. If one wishes to get a commission done for gil, there's many places where you can find that -- just not here.
All that said, this is something I ran past counsel when it was set almost two years ago, and the policy was set per his advice. I am not a lawyer, but I know when to call one up to ask questions.
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