The Northrop Grumman Issue.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by koivis

All the aircraft listed are affected (Vought is owned by Northrop-Grumman today), except the B-29. It was a Boeing product, and has nothing to do with NG at all.

There have been ongoing rumors in the trade of a potential Boeing/NG merger and speculation as to whether such a merger would be blocked in the US courts.


However that is beside the point. At the time of the original NG copyright farce the development of ALL unfinished American planes and ships was stopped, presumably due to legal advise about the risk that other US aircraft manufacturers may follow the NG precedent.

For a period of several years after the ludicrous NG claim it looked like any new IL2 addons would only be officially available outside the US as well.

[Fighterace]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

There have been ongoing rumors in the trade of a potential Boeing/NG merger and speculation as to whether such a merger would be blocked in the US courts.


However that is beside the point. At the time of the original NG copyright farce the development of ALL unfinished American planes and ships was stopped, presumably due to legal advise about the risk that other US aircraft manufacturers may follow the NG precedent.

For a period of several years after the ludicrous NG claim it looked like any new IL2 addons would only be officially available outside the US as well.

So...there might be some light at the end of the tunnel?!?!

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by Fighterace

So...there might be some light at the end of the tunnel?!?!

Nah, it's the headlight of a train.

If Boeing merges with NG, it could be Boeing planes become no-go too.

[Fighterace]

Well, that sucks

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by Fighterace

Well, that sucks

It would if it happens.

It's a maybe. The real world might eventually go either way. Nobody knows.

[Fighterace]

Maybe Boeing might be more lenient than NG?