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Alright, since more and more people keep asking me about this, I think I need to publicly address this issue. 

I hate to waste my time on this, but I don't I can avoid this stupid drama any longer...


I am talking about "Best Mult Club". https://www.patreon.com/bestmultclub

I want to make sure that people are aware that (despite whatever lies they are spewing) I DO NOT approve of what "BMC" is doing with my games. (I also do not approve of their pseudo-friendly attitude).


About a month ago they finally decided to contact me. I could show you the letter but it was in russian. Basically it went something like this:


"Hello, Akabur, my dear friend. I really like your work. I know you don't approve of me modding your game but I honestly don't see why. And I know that I probably should have asked your permission before I started to made some money at your expense but I knew you would say "no" anyway, so I decided not to bother. Also I wish we could be friends. Love and kisses."


That part about "I knew you would say NO so I decided not to ask you at all" just left me speechless. I mean you can't really argue with that logic, can you? 0_0


I have to admit it was really difficult for me to come up with a reply not contain swearing words. But I did manage to do so. I sent them a short and rather polite letter, saying that I don't approve of what they do and that I wish they would stop, or at least would not say that they have my permission and approval. 


In their reply BMC flat out demanded that I would give them my approval. I ignored that letter because clearly they don't know how "approvals" work. 


And yes, I know that there are other people who do similar thing with my work, but Best Mult Club is the most obnoxious offender by far.

 

That being said I ask you to try and keep a cool head about this whole thing. I know some of you may feel outraged with they way "BMC" is behaving ( I know I do),  but I would REALLY appreciate it if you could refrain from bullying BMC and sending them hate-messages. Let's be better people than BMC. 


IMPORTANT!!!: Let me repeat myself: please DO NOT send any hateful messages to BMC, this is not why I made this post. I just want you to know the whole story.



That is all.

Also I am done with all the "BHB" stuff and can finally get back to woring on "Star Channel 34" ^_^


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Kingmonkeymon

pateron finally got their act together and put this poor excuse of a rip off game home page under review :D

Anonymous

The guy is pure spam. I see him spamming all public posts from pretty much every creator just to try and get people to click on his username. If it wasn't for the fact he uses your work in his display picture, nobody would bother. Glad to hear you're back on with SC34 though!

Anonymous

Just block them from spamming your comments and ignore them I'd say :/

Anonymous

What a bunch of dicks.

Terebonkoff Game Studio

Unusual news. I thought that this advertising. But then I read the post until the end ;(

Rwede

I really like the part where they say they don't care about your approval. Seriously ? Well, it's a shame you can't do anything against it (legal action or else), because such level of disrespect shouldn't be left unpunished. Jesus, how could they be so cocky ? &lt;_ idjits.=""&gt;

Anonymous

They're already punished if they're living in Russia lol

FooldiverDX

They are definitely jerks. And I'm surprised, they know how to draw, they know how to use Ren'py, why are they modding your property and not making their own? Well, whatever. They'll never match you, no matter what.

Anonymous

You know what I appreciate about you Akabur? You don't have some bullshit scheme of making money with levels of patronage, you don't have any barriers, you present your work to the public and let it speak for itself. That is powerful, and that shows dedication, courage, and above all a due diligence to your craft. When people copy your work, copy your artwork, it is readily obvious to everyone involved. I can tell your artwork from a mile away because you are consistent and diligent to your craftsmanship. Other people are going to copy your work, copy your craft, and try to imitate you. When people latch onto your shooting star it's a hallmark of success. At the end of the day, you're going to be left standing on your own two feet because you refuse to lean on stealing the craftsmanship of others. Imitators will come and go, but Innovators will always remain. Keep on rocking in the free world man, you're a success.

Vargh

Personally I'd report them to Patreon if I was you, this is blatant copyright infringement, but it would probably just give you more hate from a small number of people. Like you said, be better :)

Ace

Woring or Working? Well is the same thing, thanks for the reply on the matter, the best thing we can do is no support, you know you are famous when you have imitators, any way I would report because they are not just hurting you, but all you friends who work on making the game. Nice letter

artisticMink

Sounds like a pretty simple case of content theft to me. The thing i don't get about those people: You're trying to sell something that is grey content (i.e. based on licensed works), so why desperatly attempting to keep a clean and white fassade. There's no legal challenge coming your way anyway. If you want to be a thief, at least be a thief with some sort of dignity.

artisticMink

Thing is, since his work is (at least partially) based on licensed content, it might backfire.

Anonymous

In that case we should invite Walt Disney... the same Rules for all. Akabur must have a lawsuit against him in the US. So push it Рубака и не еби мозгу.Ты подкладываешь свинью, ладно бы базар вокзал был по поводу больших денег. Выехал за счет ностальгии детей девяностых. Отчисли Диснею в таком случае. Stupid drama its when you have strangled the unborn child.

Anonymous

У них ужасная игра, имхо!!! Akabur, мы за тебя))) у тебя все классно, жалко только не на Русском))) я видел много переделок и попыток создать что то оригинальное, но после твоих проекторов все выглядит блекло.

Flick

О да, помню этот трешак, появившийся на волне хайпа по принцесстренеру. Выглядело, мягко говоря, как школьная графомания с массой грамматических ошибок. Думал, они уже слились.

James

Plagiarism comes in all shapes and forms.. but I'm not going to talk about this too much because 1. you probably want to forget all about this and continue with your work and 2. I've already said that no one cant beat the originals and that great minds like you will always have copycats... but there are more important things to think about. Like how great it is to hear that you finished the BHB stuff and got back to working on SC34!!! xD I'm so excited.. Work your Russian butt off like always and forget about the drama... Focus on all your supporters instead, because we are eagerly waiting for your next masterpiece.

James

everyone can have talent... the real question is.. will they use it for good or evil.... we all know which is which, and that my mans Akabur is a true hero.

BEST MULT CLUB

Thanks for this post :) You don't understand what you did, but at least I'm grateful to you :) Thanks!)))

Hivedragon

Well it looks at least there patreon page is gone and a couple for lack of nice words dicks. Good on you for taking the high road.

James

I dont know what you said in russian but there is a big difference between a *parody* and *copying* . Akabur either parodies or makes his own stories and games, while using different characters (also known as CAMEO'S). BMC is using the EXACT SAME content but adding to the story.. that's not a MOD, mods change game mechanics and sometimes the story completely so the mechanics make sense. You should know the difference between Parody's, Mod's, Cameo's and Plagiarism. SSR7 or ZTV are just like Akabur.... Akabur's PT, SSR7's SU, and ZTV's whole brand are parodies, "WT russian edition" or whatever it's called would be considered a MOD, Akabur's MS and SC34 ORIGINAL game have Cameo's in them... (those too also hold some parody content.) BMC however is plagiarism and tries to hide behind the title of "mod".... which is just a sad joke. Educate yourself before you dare call out my man Akabur.

Sharkey

I will continue to support you. The original and best. Many thanks for your continuing hard work and excellence.

Anonymous

To be perfectly honest, at first I thought these guys were working on a legitimate spin-off to which you had given the green light (even unofficially) so I gave them my dollar to play the first demo. Then, of course, I realized what their deal was about and quickly deleted my pledge. Well, I wish I could say this was the ONLY time I was conned out of a dollar... :P Still, I'm a sucker for needless net-drama so it was good learning the entire back story!

Anonymous

"Let's be better people than BMC." I completely agree, it's better to lead by example.

Anonymous

Proud of the way you handled this, like a true professional. I probably would have gotten very angry and hired hit men ^.^ but you took the high road. Keep on keeping on man. We'll keep supporting you.

Anonymous

I think you should be able to get Patreon to take these guys down, as they're stealing your work.

Anonymous

Better not haha

Shady Corner

That is bullshit. get patreon to remove them. your hard work is being stolen!

Anonymous

i try to click their link and it gives me 404 so they seem to be down . :3 is it mods of your games in general you dont like or is it just when they try to charge money for your work? :&gt;

Anonymous

Their attitude is just the worst, if there is no respect for the Creator or Creation it simply can't be a fan project a mod as are known to be but instead a ripoff, sailing on the success and popularity of the original creation. I am i game Modder like them, but my modding moral is very different. all my creations require the original game or mod to work their "Mod" also seems to come packed with all the necessary files to start it... to me it looks like content thieft, and not that much a mod Akabur, if i would mod one of your Games likely be Station 34, as it is open for ideas, characters, and dialogs but i don't think i would be able to do it any justice... in comparison to what you can make, and with you being back to working on it again is Great to hear! ^^

Anonymous

you are a good man Akabur

Joseph

There's a bracket at the end of the url that stays attached, just remove it.

Joseph

Already tried, Akabur would need to file a DMCA for them to take any action.

Joseph

Already tried, Akabur would need to file a DMCA for them to take any action.

jonnymelabo

Sometimes I wonder Why are there so many hentai games in "Russian"... Then I see when you started and probably, just probably, you were inspiration for many of them to create something unique, original and grateful. I´m not Russian, but defintely you were an inspiration for me, your princess trainer was really a gift and trully experience. But get inspiration is different from making a MOD without the permission of the original author. (Or at least is what I think...). BMC doesn´t look as a bad programmer, but that behaviour on continue working on something from someone else, in my opinion is not the best behaviour in this world of such greatful persons who support your for the love on your work... I hope they can see that someday and change their behaviour to give us something original and greatful. Thanks Akabur for left this trully clear now, I had my problems to discover the truth and ask your opinion about it, Now is more clear. ^^

Joseph

Well the programming is still all Xaljio's handy work, another thing BMC stole.

Joseph

Let's be clear about this. Akabur has never given anyone, even those he doesn't mind, permission to mod his games. He only asks that if they do, that they do not charge for it.

Joseph

There's a bracket at the end of the url, just remove it, they're still around.

Anonymous

eee so these cocksucker

akabur

I am yet to use the blocking feature once... But maybe you are right and this is the perfect opportunity to do so...

Tinman18

AKABUR, I think you do amazing high quality &amp; original work. It's a shame when someone steals what you have made for their own profit. You have my support.

akabur

Thank you for your kind words. I am very lucky to have so much support from the people, and because of that I don't need to try and sell anything - I can just share my work for free. To be honest that is probably one of the biggest joys for any artist. ^^ Patreon is slowly turning into something very commercial. Now days they have "pay upfront" feature and even "Hide my income" feature. But I hope those will remain being just options, because honestly I am perfectly content with the way everything is working right now. Having no need use for any paywalls is a bliss ^_^

AKOBEL

Yupiii SC34 will be back soon

akabur

Heh, thanks James. Yeah, I already spent more time on this unnecessary then I should have. Back to work now! ^^

akabur

Thanks, man. And yes there are mods and then there is what BMC is doing: basically confusing a whole bunch or people and now even ripping them off...

akabur

Only because I am lucky enough to have some seriously awesome dudes as my followers and supporters. Thank you, braun.

banana33

<a href="http://ci.memecdn.com/8804300.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://ci.memecdn.com/8804300.jpg</a> XDXDXDXD

Anonymous

Since posting this, they have dropped a few supporters it looks like. Serves them right.

Ben

awesome so it took you less time than you thought. sense you thought it would take you a couple of months or so

Anonymous

Я согласен, что наживаться на чужих работах, не привнося ничего нового - это плохо. Но я плохо знаю английский и то, что они перевел вашу игру дает им +. Я не буду платить им за переделку, но если бы они попросили 1$ за перевод, я бы со спокойствием им его отдал.

Anonymous

Its annoying to see the fact that best mult clubs artwork looks half assed. its a shame no one knows how to be original. Thats how success is made.

Anonymous

The game they are making is bad so no much worries there.

Julia Sinope

Why not report them to Patreon? Tell the whole story and their response. That is incriminating enough. Patreon has rules regarding copyright and posting other artists' work and these are definitely in violation. The people who run Patreon are a married couple of musicians, not businessmen so they will be excited to take them down to protect an artists rights to their work. We work far too hard on what we do and have someone take what little we get in return. Do it for the little guys!

Anonymous

Way to stay professional. Your work is fantastic - please keep it up and don't waste any more time with these clowns.

Joseph

Already tried, Patreon says Akabur would need to file a DMCA against them for Patreon to take any action.

Anonymous

most people that partake in erotic games already know about your work and a vastly aware that many people rip off your games, which is why mult club only has 100$ or so donations.... meanwhile we support the original

Anonymous

paying for mutt club is like not going out for steak because there's already a hotdog on the ground outside

Anonymous

woo, looking forward to more sc34

Thember

If you feel up to filing a DMCA takedown notice: <a href="https://nppa.org/page/5617" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://nppa.org/page/5617</a>

Dinker

Is that really relevant considering it's over a borderline parody game of a third party property and that both people live in Russia?

ZoorYuvonHeim

Glad to hear on the Star Channel 34, really looking forward to it! However, is there really nothing that can be done about that "Horrible" Mult Club thing? It certainly seems its kind of infringing on taking advantage of your work for their benefit.

akabur

I'm afraid the only thing I can do is make sure you have all the information on this matter.

akabur

I know. There is something really unsettling about BMC behavior in general....

akabur

I won't hold it against you, comrade. I just want to make sure that you know exactly what kind of a person (or a group of people) you will be putting your support in.

akabur

Yeah, but it seem like they are actually gaining more support then before now. I thought it could happen, because mention them like this is like advertisement for them. But I had to do this. Being quite about the whole thing just didn't feel right...

Danlorn

Heard about it before but never took these guys seriously. I even don't want to hate them. Ignored them before and going to continue doing so.

squarenuts

Ready your pitchforks and torches, winter is here!

AKOBEL

Akabur did you look at my first prn parody?

Anonymous

Star Channel!! Yes!!

Scott Hardy

see, if they give you credit and say "go check out the creators new work "here" and they give a link to your stuff, that would be kinda ok, its free advertisement aint it?...but still they did kinda be dicks about it first...well look at it this way you came up with something so good other people nick it, it has also inspired an avatar kind of version of your game which I am enjoying as well as a few mods on your witch game, which adds some neat content....but yeah, they could of just asked, I am sure you would of been able to hash out some deal if they did.

Anonymous

I am really excited for more SC34 ^^ I wish I could donate some money but at this point I am I can't and im really sorry for that. Where you got the inspiration for that Space Commander coat, that the monk wears ?

percy Jackson

Could you at least block them from posting on your site? It would probably be one way of getting rid of them.

Anonymous

Just curious, what are your opinions on the witch trainer russian edition or witch trainer silver edition?

Hevneren

Insane to use others hard work without asking them first. "I knew you would say "no" anyway, so I decided not to bother", this is just horrible lol.

morris ridgeway

You are the best. I love "your" work!

akabur

If they continue to pester me I will have no other choice but to do so.

akabur

The monk? You mean the one from "BHB"? Well, in any case, I usually just go through a bunch of reference before I start working, that is my inspiration.

Anonymous

Thanks for your work man!!!

AKOBEL

Akabur why you don't team up with someone? Your work will go faster

james steele

i imagine their project will crash and burn, aside from the art (which isn't theirs) it isn't very good at all, and according to their page the whole thing will be stuck behind a paywall.

neokenka

Man, Akabur... stay classy. In the dark era of world politics we now face, you're like a goddamn beacon of hope for humanity. Now draw me some more of dem teetees! (No seriously that was great of you Akabur, and thank you for clearing it up for us.)

Lyk

The future is bright, don't worry.

akabur

Well unless they decide to put actual effort behind it that's exactly what's going to happen. And I don't see any effort so far...

Voodoo Monkey

I've noticed that "best mult club" has been commenting on basically every other creator of this types posts. They're definitely trying hard to be very visible. I tried the demo out awhile ago out of curiosity and after hearing your reply (Akabur) about the situation it makes sense now. I was appalled by their fillin art and writing. It is so out of character. Well now that a lot of us know, it should help people make a decision about supporting them.

Anonymous

ddos attack, got it.

Kamos

seriously your game is amazing and many people want to make something like you. BMC try modify your game whitout permission and it is .... weird.... but he earn some patrons and fast so it have some purpose.... it is hard to build something on your own :)

Anonymous

I understand modding, I made mods for Half-Life 1 back in the day. However, modding is a hobby, you do not make money off modding someone elses hard work, this might have started sooner, but I noticed modders trying to make a living off it with Minecraft, and then later, the whole Skyrim paid mods drama that they quickly pulled down. If you want to make money, make your own game. I am not even going to look at this BMC, they sicken me.

Anonymous

Star Channel FTW! I really enjoyed the preliminary playthrough so looking forward to your future work!

Anonymous

Star channel is what made me deside to actualy give you moneys! i figured youd already made witch and princess trainer! my two favorites, and that you probably couldnt top it. thanks for proving me wrong!

Even

XD lol liked that you wrote "woing" and not working. sounds like "whoring". XD i know, or i ASSUME it was a simple spelling error, but it was still fitting and funny, since you make porn games. XD

Anonymous

I really wish Star Channel 34 will also get Daphne Greengrass, i've played the official version and also the Modded version from Sad Crab.. I dont know if they Akabur and the Sad Crab group has any bad history or something.. but i find that Dahpnie's Arc on the modded version was really nice &gt;:3 if not maybe someone can just mod her in when the game is at full public release *hint *hint *Nudge *Nudge XD

Bazzal

If people modded my games I would be fine only in the sense that they didn't make money off of doing so on my original game. Thats basically stealing and copyright laws about to go haywire.

Anonymous

After playing their game I completely understand why you would be mad.

Xarvi

I do believe blizzard tried to do something similar with overwatch, lets just say they failed.

Anonymous

Imho, this post gives some lamers with no talent at all (other than for "brushing off from someone else work") some undeserved attention. I'd have done the same tho, and prolly even earlier than you (because I got a veeery bad temper, basically). "I knew you wouldn't give your permission so I didn't bother asking"? That makes sense, except from the part when even "knowing that", you kept going on with assfucking the legit owner. That's the kind of shit that really gets on my nerves. If you *really* know that, then behave. If you don't, I'll tell you. But "knowing" that and keep going means you don't give a fuck, means you're making a fool outta me. Man, really, if I could stand staring at some random fuckfaces I'd have prolly tried to track them down to where they live. Keep up with your good work and just ignore them like the rest of the world does.

Newman

I can understand your frustration Akabur, happened to me as well. Fuck 'em. They may have your graphics, but they don't -can't- have your games. Keep rocking!

Anonymous

i cant understand why they dont have to pay for this. I dont know how patreon or russian law exist about that , but clearly , they dont have the right to do that in France ! (yes i'm french)

percy Jackson

If they continue to survive and leach off your hard work, do you have a plan to prevent them from doing that? like can't you sue them for copyright or playgerism or even them taking your work without permission? I just hope this is a one time thing and not something that you'll have to deal with in the future.

Saturday morning!

Given that Akabur's work uses characters he has no rights to I seriously doubt he'd have a leg to stand on in an legal sense. To be be frank the only real legal difference I can see between Mult club's work and Akabur's is the quality of it. (Mult Club has none.)

Anonymous

Erotic games is illegal in Russia. Akabur can't go to court cause he's criminal. So, anybody can copy his works without any limits, and he has nothing to do about it.

percy Jackson

On that note then, hopefully, like everyone else has said, they just disappear due to a poorly created game and charging people money to play the game. Cant wait to see the next character in SC34.

Yron Vol

Wow, that's just unbelievable. The nerve... You handled it well though :)

Michael woods

totally agree AKABUR there are lots of people ripping your work. But BMC is just outright slapping you in the face with that message. if this becomes more of an issue you may want to look into the fair use laws that are applicable to your work. and yes I know putting more energy into a stupid thing like this sucks ...but they and others are going to keep doing it until you do something. and for people who are doing this ask AKABUR or keep it to yourself.

Lexickon

Khm... PATREON DRAMA ALERT. Akabur, you are great. I mean, you handled this situation without aggression! I understand, when people want to modificate games, that's fine, but when they are asking money for it then that is just pathetic. For example, Sad you know who, they gived a bunch of promises and started getting money. And like for a 1/4 of the year they got a lot. But, at least they are doing new game with new art and characters and they kinda stopped parasiting on your work. And this BMC is just... I don't even know how to call him. Just like a clickbait youtuber but 10 times worse. I guess, because of people like him (Or them?) Russia is not the best country to live. I just hope, that you will ban BMC or something. And also, keep doing great games. I wish we will see soon the new version of SC34. Good Luck :)

Anonymous

While I completely disagree with BMC or any other groups that uses your art without permission, I guess this is unavoidable when you make parodies and are unable reserve copyright for the arts becoz Disney or whatever will come to you first...

Kingmonkeymon

except lola iris and alot other characters in his work are his creation if disney took action they wouldnt go to akabur because there has hentai pictures disney since the early 2000s or 90s aka cartoon valley and other pictures

Michael woods

i don't think Disney would care tbh. He's not interfering with their wallets. Which they do care about. After all they need that money for marvel studios which they own btw.

mic nor

I reported them and so should YOU - see the link in this Zendesk post about reporting malicious campaigns. <a href="https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204914235-Where-can-I-report-a-creator-s-page-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204914235-Where-can-I-report-a-creator-s-page-</a>

Rodita Sephflare

Star Channel 34...This is one of you're very interresting games,i can talk...But,you see...Jasmine do not will do sex on the ah..."Captain" or maybe do some dirty things like walk undressed on the ship,do sex with Rajah or something? (Oh,by the way,is only a suguestion,and,you see i'm a Brazilian,so,my English is not so good...Sorry...)

Michael woods

Well Rodita you get your point across to me so don't worry about it.

Kravenar Games

So frustrating people are not able to be original.

Anonymous

Hey Akabur when you say you are done with BHB you mean its finished or it was a colab with BMC so now you are done with it?

Michael woods

Do you read the posts here? No he never has nor ever will colab with that who shall not be named...

Michael woods

You trolling Mate? The bad guy from Harry Potter? Watch it you'll get it lol.

Kingmonkeymon

no i know thats why i said gender bender voldermort since bmc is an actually girl in response with that who shall not be named... sorry you didnt catch the joke

Kravenar Games

So does it went to an end?

Anonymous

I won't harass them, but I will absolutely report them.

Anonymous

On second thought I don't want to report them for copyright infringement if it draws attention to your games.... damnit.

akabur

I can understand you just fine. And your suggestions have been noted ^^

akabur

You are not the first one to do this, but I don't think it will lead to any results...

Anonymous

wow akabur, your message really shows what kind of person you are, usually an normal artist would actually report to the person who copyrights their stuff without asking any permission, similar to your situation but you handled this shit like a got damn boss. salute to you my friend!

Anonymous

I don't think what either one of you is doing is copyright infringement if you label it parody. However hardcopying someones script is. The quick way to beat these thieves though is by making the patrons aware so they diverge their funds to akabur. Which is easily done if we keep alerting members on their page.

That black guy

Burn them down piss on their ashes

Anonymous

Yeah, this is quite rich. A guy who has made tens of thousands of dollars over the years infringing other's IP takes to the net to moan about people infringing his IP. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed his work, and think he's very talented. But call a spade a spade, man.

Saturday morning!

No. Parody is just that PARODY, altering images and likeness and names so that you know it is meant to be a representation of the thing without actually being the thing. Like how porn parody's name themselve "This ain't the Brady Bunch! the general look and feel of the thing is used, but names are changed to sound similar but be different. Slapping PARODY on Akubur's work would not hold up in an actual court because it's not really a parody, he's copied the actual names and likenesses of the IP's to sell it. What he does is copyright infringement. (Glorious, beautiful copyright infringement that I love, but infringement nonetheless.) His operation is small enough, (and he lives in Russia) so I wager he'll manage to keep flying under the radar. If anything he should be completely ignoring Mult Club, because if he does manage to attract attention to them for what they're doing it would probably come back to bite him too.

Anonymous

Not sure how to just send you a message, so I'm hoping you read these. I don't know if you offered artwork to the game girlcrush (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/bixlewd)">https://www.patreon.com/bixlewd)</a> but if not, just wanted to bring it to your attention. Keep up the great work, you are an amazing artist.