The Lawyers Win Again. King's Quest IX Fan Project Shut Down

As if the Tribes: Vengeance debacle didn't do enough for their reputation, Vivendi sicced the lawyers on the crew over at King's Quest IX for daring to touch the intellectual property Vivendi is sitting on and probably doing nothing with. While I hold a strong skepticism towards fan-based projects (as they tend to be more enthusiasm than results), the guys working on King's Quest IX were doing some good work that might've revived a dead series. While VU is re-releasing the original games (according to the site), it's still a shame to see a good-looking fan project get shot down so a developer can continue sitting on a property like a giant chicken. Maybe I'm just bitter about Wing Commander sitting in a vault somewhere.