Kakihara: It is literally illegal to keep selling when you're hit with what basically amounts to a cease and desist of selling a game online because of rights issues.
A 'heads up' doesn't factor in to it. And these kind of legal tangles happen behind closed doors most of the time so it's not like GOG could've seen it coming.
They know there's an issue when they are ordered to stop selling the game immediately.
I don't see where a lack of transparency comes into it.
This, exactly, word by word.
I wish more people would understand this. Yes, it's sad, yes, we get mad, but I don't think we should take it out on GOG. They provide excellent service, and, as far as I'm concerned, they have always been transparent when it comes to the games they sell. When all the troubleshooting and advice from the community fails, they're quick and helpful with support to each and every single title, to the extent of their abilities. They offer cheap, classic games that we wouldn't be able to get otherwise, and all DRM-free. And, yet, all people seem to do is complain and bitch. I'm not a lawyer nor an accountant, my understanding of legal rights and courses of action pertaining said rights is very limited, but I do know it's not GOG's fault. I would think it would be in their best interest to keep selling the games they are forced to remove, so, obviously, GOG isn't happy about having to pull them, as well.
Fortunately, since the Guilty Gear community isn't being as anal, bitchy and protective as the Re-Volt one is, there might still be a chance we get to see X2 #Reload available again. Let's leave it to GOG's legal guys to figure it out and hope for the best.