One artical I read on he subject said that as long as the names of original characters were different, and so long as the second game didn't use the same source code as the first, it would be absolutely fine.
Beware the Gru! Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Important Montezuma's Return announcement > Tell me Thomas, as I'm not clear on this, I understand a bit about naming > and trade marks, but, what would happen, if, for example, a company > invented > a game, and another company invented practically the same game, but just > with a different name, can you copyright a concept? Example, a person > makes > a game where they fly around in space visiting planets, and calls it > Planet > Visitor, and then someone else makes a game with exactly the same concept > and calls it Galaxy Traveler, would the first company have a case? I've > also > wondered this in screen readers, say now JAWS have made a set of > keystrokes > for their screen reader, what would happen if another company started up, > making a screen reader that used the exact keystrokes as JAWS, would JAWS > have a case? > Ari > > > --- > 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: 269.20.0/1268 - Release Date: > 09/02/2008 11:54 > > --- 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]
