FS2004 Basler Bt-67

[mjahn 61]

Found this file in the library after reading a help request for it on another forum.

In the readme file, author David Kolas does not give any credit to the possible contribution of any other developers. As a matter of fact that contribution is rather substantial as large parts of the upload are directly related to the freeware FSX Basler BT-67 project by M. Jahn (myself) and team in 2012, available at Flightsim.com or Fly Away, see

https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/14113/fsx-basler-bt-67-base-pack-v2/
https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=167205

Specifically, Mr. Kolas's exterior model is a retro port of M. Jahn's exterior FSX model, the "Alfred Wegener" textures are identically named downsized versions of Daniel Fuernkaes's original textures, the aircraft.cfg is largely identical with Alexander Metzger's original work, the ref and check files are identical versions  of our 2012 files, as are  the xml gauges by Hansjoerg Naegele.

In our own 2012 readme we stated, 

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Redistributing this archive with any files added, removed or modified is prohibited. This archive (or any parts of it) may NOT be included in other packages without the written permission of the authors.

Hope some appropriate action will be taken.
Manfred Jahn
 

Edited June 25, 2020 by mjahn

[mjahn 61]

Bumpity!

72 views and two likes, but no action? Who best to contact on this, I wonder?

This horrible rogue upload is five years old, yes, and still being downloaded as I write... maybe I should just forget about it?

Then there is this ... from AVSIM's Terms of Service:

Piracy of software destroys the basis of our hobby and AVSIM enforces anti-piracy policies strictly. If you are a pirate, advocate piracy, or use pirated material, do not register.

 

  

[charliearon 3,017]

Hi, Manfred!  Sorry about no contact.  Brian_A_Neuman is the Library Administrator.  Send him a PM.  Or W6kd forums ADMIN.

[mjahn 61]

Many thanks, Charlie, Brian has taken care of it.

Best, Manfred

[charliearon 3,017]

41 minutes ago, mjahn said:

Many thanks, Charlie, Brian has taken care of it.

Best, Manfred

Glad we finally got it done! 😀

[stans 702]

Software piracy, even of freeware, is not something that should be tolerated.  Glad that this one has been pulled.