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MSFS20 OEJN for MSFS: I need technical eyes on this

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I’d like technical eyes on this from people who actually build airports.


This is about the current OEJN MSFS product only.

During the dispute, they sent me the XML file themselves and described it as the MSFS airport layout, including gate and taxiway locations. I then had that file reviewed against my original OEJN source.

What came back was not just “same airport” similarity.

The review found 235 of 249 parking entries pairing within 50 meters, 2811 of 2909 TaxiwayPoint records within 50 meters, plus repeated stand naming, heading correspondence, and jetway-related correspondence as well.

I’m not claiming this proves every 3D asset was copied, and I’m not claiming some fantasy 100% untouched clone. That is not my point.

My point is much simpler: when the developer-supplied XML itself lines up like this against an earlier original source, I do not see that as a normal independent recreation.

So I’m asking the developers here directly: if you were reviewing this technically, would you treat this as independent work, or as something that deserves serious scrutiny?

Original work:
https://forums.x-plane.org/files/file/69509-king-abdulaziz-international-airport-2021-oejn/

Current MSFS product:
https://secure.simmarket.com/double-t-king-abdulaziz-international-airport-msfs.phtml

Full report is available if a developer or moderator wants to review it.
 

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As understand it, Microsoft has the perpetual, royalty free right to copy, modify, or distribute any 3rd party addon to any of it's simulators. I believe that is in the SDK EULA. So you may be right; perhaps they did copy the previously published work. But they have the right to do so. That said, this forum is not a proper place to discuss legal issues, nor does it give legal advice. So I'm closing the thread.
 
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