bard performance "rant"

[Shouko]

I wonder if its going to get removed eventually. I'm going to bet its only a matter of time until SE gets sued by Metallica or some other over zealous "defender" of music rights as well.

They won't sue as they can't really have much of a case since this would be classified as a cover and sounds nothing like the original material.

[Yhisa]

System Configuration > Sound Settings > Player Effects Volume

This turns off all sound and even emotes.... from other players

Should have made a simple setting like this

Other PCs bard performance .... check on or off

[Raikki]

This turns off all sound and even emotes.... from other players

Should have made a simple setting like this

Other PCs bard performance .... check on or off

I'm aware, but it'll save you from the nightmare for now. People will stop spamming it soon anyway.

[Dyvid]

Give it some time to cool down. Of course everyone is playing with it right now.

[Jijifli]

They won't sue as they can't really have much of a case since this would be classified as a cover and sounds nothing like the original material.

Square's apprently scared of it since they stated they can cut you from FFXIV over it.

[Rymm]

Square's apprently scared of it since they stated they can cut you from FFXIV over it.

My guess is their lawyers made them include it just to cover their butts in case some record company is feeling particularly litigious. I highly doubt that SE is going to waste resources actively looking for people doing cover songs. As long as no one blatantly rips off a major artist and posts a recording of it online or something and then someone sees it and kicks up a stink about copywrite, I really don't see SE taking any action at all.

[Shouko]

Square's apprently scared of it since they stated they can cut you from FFXIV over it.

I don't see why they added this in the first place if they were so worried about it. It just seems like a waste of resources to implement it into the game only to remove it due to fear of getting DMCA notices.

[Ayer2015]

New feature implemented.... let the complaining begin! /sigh

[Nora_of_Mira]

This turns off all sound and even emotes.... from other players

Should have made a simple setting like this

Other PCs bard performance .... check on or off

Yeah, but thats your solution for now. Have the emoting people join your party so you can hear them for...w/e reason.

[Kaethra]

They won't remove it. Other MMOs have this and had no copyright issues. Hell they don't even bother to action people who do use 3rd party songs, despite disclaimers saying they would. I doubt SE would either. It would take effort away from protecting people from parses.