Silicon Knights ordered to destroy all unsold copies of games using UE3

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3. After Silicon Knights has removed all of Epic Games' Licensed Technology from Silicon Knights' game engine, and after Epic Games has, at Silicon Knights' expense, independently verified that Silicon Knights' game engine no longer contains any of Epic Games' Licensed Technology, Silicon Knights shall destroy the code for all prior versions of Silicon Knights' game engine in its possession.

5. Not later that December 10th, 2012, Silicon Knights shall destroy all versions of the Licensed Technology in its possession, including (but not limited to) the video game code and game engine for Too Human, The Box/Ritualyst, The Sandman, X-Men: Destiny and Siren in the Maelstrom ...

6. Silicon Knights shall cease producing or distributing ... and shall recall and destroy (at Silicon Knights' expense) all unsold copies ...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120568-Silicon-Knights-Must-Destroy-Its-Works-By-December

Wow, that sucks.

Things like this destroys developers. This is not how the industry is going to grow in innovation