Re: a quick question about copyrighted materials in non-commercial product
hello the doctor,
at first i was really afraid at what you were going to say, but now that i've read through it. you should be fine. as long as you cover all of your bases in the documentation. make sure you state exactly your ententions for the software, the code, the sounds/music, and your ultimate vision/outcome for the product. speaking as a future lawyer, you can get in so much trouble with copyrighted material. not to mention buying the rights to something is astronomically expensive. upwards of 100 g if not a round cool million. dinero. i still warn you to be very careful as you proceed. as was mention before you could still have some legal action against you, maybe a small chance of it happening, but the possibility is still there. that beeing said, there are loop holes in copy right law for people to work threw. furthermore, you have the fact that your not financially profiting from the product; its GP L, which could go for or against you depending on how people interpret it; and its educational. material. which is one of those loop holes as i mentioned before. how might i ask are you claiming it is educational material? if you want me to i can help you look over your documentation and make sure it is rock solid? that being said, i'm not a lawyer right now. i am only a future lawyer. hell, i haven't even finished my under grad lol, but i have taken law classes, and i know something of what i'm talking about.. however, i would probably suggest you maybe seek the advice of a real lawyer, but if your bank account doesn't allow for that i completely understand. they aren't cheep by any stretch of the imagination. i probably only would be able to help you with your documentation. i definitely wouldn't be able to help you if any legal action were to come against you. unless it was 5 years down the road after i complete law school lol. if you want to get into contact with me you can pm me, but make sure to post here if you do so that i know. i don't really check it. or you can use my twitter name below and find me on twitter. that is the best way to get in contact with me at this point. hope i've helped you with this really long post.
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