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Originally Posted by Tyhm
The question of Can the dead server's staff bring their work with them when they move onto another server remains...
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Again, only if the manager allows it. The staff should understand that whatever they make for the server is going to belong to the manager as they are working for the manager.
I think it's kind of underhanded to make something specifically for a manager to use on a specific server and then that server fails so you just take your stuff and give it to someone else. Once you've given the work to a specific manager, it's up to the manager to decide what to do with it. Not you. What if the manager decides 6 months later that the playerworld is going to be re-opened? Now content that was supposed to be used for that playerworld is being used elsewhere already. I don't like it.
I believe the manager of the playerworld should have full and total control of any and all content that is uploaded to the server. If the developers don't want to do that, then maybe they shouldn't work for that person. I just think it's hard enough getting a good dev team together without having to worry about them leaving and taking their stuff with them to hand out to other servers.
It's too hard to draw out lines in the sand for general rules... Each case is specific and requires different ruling. If you say it's okay for staff to take their work off dead servers... is it okay to take their work off live ones? What if they want to quit the server they are working for and help another one by giving the other one all their work for the previous playerworld? Technically it would be "helping" and "sharing" like you've mentioned, but it would be hurting the previous playerworld as they lost a staff member + all that contributed content is now in the hands of a rival playerworld.