hi thomas, When I learn visual basic, probably when i go back to college, and if I make games and use copyrighted material: I will just use the sounds and if they come after me they come after me, if not, oh well.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] copyrights > Hi Bryan, > That is exactly the issue I am facing. If I release my Tomb Raider game > and Star Wars games as fan fiction, make them open source, etc it might > be enough to cover my butt legally since I did not technically make any > money off the games. However, that still breaks the part of the end user > license agreement that states that all sounds, music, pictures, etc are > for my soul use, and may not be transmitted, sublicenced, etc without > the expressed permission of the copyright holder. If so that really > screws me if I want to even offer a free version of the game. > What all this really boils down to is if I really want to work with > copyrighted materials I will have to retain an attorney to give me the > necesary legal view with copyrights to find out exactly what I can and > can not do. Perhaps an attorney might be able to get some permission > from the various licensing offices for the copyright holders to do what > I want to do legally. Generally, speaking my previous experience with > companies is they won't listen to you as an individual, but they will > listen to your attorney if they make the request through more legal > channels. However, obtaining an attorney to do this is not exactly a > cheap prospect. > > > > Bryan wrote: >> That probably wouldn't be smart. At least if he released it as fanfiction >> and freeware, Lucas Arts wouldn't have any leg to stand on because it was >> in >> the public domain. But if he sold it...well you get the idea. It wouldn't >> be >> pretty. >> Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.18/1254 - Release Date: > 1/31/2008 8:30 PM > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
