>>>>>CTF-OA-BRING_IT_2003<<<<<

THANK YOU for downloading the only OFFICIAL version of BRING_IT (Opposties Attract) for Unreal Tournament 2003.
There is one main reason I updated BRING_IT for UT2003...

I discovered someone else was STEALING my copyrighted level design!

PLEASE READ ON...


On March 11, 2001, the original BRING_IT level design was released for use with the Weapons Factory Unreal Tournament (WFUT) mod (www.planetunreal.com/weaponsfactory/). The design won the user made mapping contest for WFUT and was added to the official map pack in the final release of the mod. 

On March 30, 2003 I discovered development of Weapons Factory for Unreal Tournament 2003 (WF2003) had begun. Via their offical mod website, I also found out that a "port" of my copyrighted BRING_IT level design was being created. In fact, there was even a beta version of the level available for download as well as pictures.

I was NEVER contacted by ANY memember of the development team to request permission to use my copyrighted level design. 

I had NEVER given permission for my copyrighted level design to be used.

I was NOT given proper credit for the copyrighted design of the level (on the website or included with the beta file).

The readme file for the original BRING_IT level containted the following line under the ">>>Copyright/Permissions<<<" section..."Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional levels."

The readme file also contained my website (www.static3d.com) listed twice, an email address (static3d@netzero.net) where I could be reached, AND, my full name listed twice, which could be used to look up a phone number and/or other contact information. There was NO excuse for someone from the development team not having contacted me. 

I loaded the beta version of BRING_IT by Nonya (aka Dr. Weed) into Unrealed 3.0 level editor. Then I imported the my original BRING_IT geometry. Go to the below links to see the results. The dark wireframe and textured geometry is Nonya's (aka Dr. Weed's) beta version. The hightlighted wireframe geometry is my original copyrighted version.
	The design matches - http://www.static3d.com/gaming/levels/images/stolen1.jpg
	Viewport Closeup - http://www.static3d.com/gaming/levels/images/stolen2.jpg

I sent a cease and desist notification to the main email address on the WF2003 mod website. I informed them that they were in violation by infringing of my copyrighted level design and needed to remove the items from the website pertaining to the BRING_IT level. 

After waiting for one week, with no response or compliance to the notification, I obtained as many of the email addresses for the WF2003 development team members as I could find and emailed them a copy of the cease and desist notification. *note - several of the WF2003 development team members were also involved with the original WFUT mod/community in one way or another, and thus, knew me. 

I waited one more week and STILL did not hear anything from any memeber of the WF2003 development team. It is obvious that either the development team and/or the author creating the "port" of BRING_IT, do not care about STEALING copyrighted materials. Or, at the least, giving proper credit.

Therefore, I decided to create the only OFFICAL version of BRING_IT (Opposites Attract) updated for Unreal Tournament 2003. 

I would like to ask for your help in NOT supporting the theft of other people's work by refusing to download/play Weapons Factory 2003 until this issue has been resolved.

THANK YOU,
STATIC3D

PS: If you would like to see a full timeline of BRING_IT releases and the above events, please visit: http://www.static3d.com/gaming/levels/fulltimeline.htm