On Tue, 08 May 2001, you wrote:
> I have a concern about this idea. I am interested in this
> as it mainly pertains to MUDs. One of the ways that MUDs
> grow is by people playing a game, getting sick of it,
> then starting their own to make a "better version" of
> the previous game. Now, in the past, people could do
> this, and the original owners might get upset, but
> they couldn't do anything about it. I don't like the
> idea of getting legal issues involved in the creation
> of "content" for MUDs. I think people will see this setup
> and claim that every little thing they make for their game
> is their own incredibly special "product identity".
But they can do this anyway.... Without making the mud open
content or releasing under GNU there is no way people can
just take your ideas and make a mud of there own.
By releasing it under OGC this would ensure people could
take my ideas and reuse them... Without OGC in fact with no
licence at all people should not reuse content, ok so they will
and I would not be that bothered if they did, but some people
would!
Yes people may just make everything PI but then it in effect
would be anyway.
>
> Then, if they see a similar idea or they know their players left
> to make their own game and used some of their ideas (like
> for a cool spell), this whole notion of PI will lead to
> lawsuits or threats of lawsuits in an area where previously
> people would...well...steal ideas and improve on them without
> worrying about it. Being able to do this is what makes the
> state of the art as it were advance more quickly. And
> how will people deal with situations where two people
> come up with "The longbow of purple chicken shooting",
> and one of them considers it PI and wants to license it
> to make money off it, and the other one just gives it
> away?
>
The down side to your argument is that I would not be
able to use any of the spells or monsters from D&D since
I am only allowed to use them under OGC!
Besides if I don't release under OGC it would be GNU
like most muds and drivers are released under.. You will
not find many muds that are released without a licence and
by simply stealing ideas/code you would be in violation,
ok so nobody would generally complain, but releasing under
OGC would let people know they CAN steal bits.
> John
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