No need to be worried. Copyright isn't correct here. That's only applied to the images and sounds and other artwork. Story lines, etc.
The idea for the game can't be patented here in Europe, so we don't need to worry. Regards, Gert-Jan On wo, 2005-11-02 at 15:24 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hmm, Ok that was what i thought first too, but if we offer it for > germany too we may get a problem, because they can use the German Law > against as they had selled Ascendancy here in 1995. And i visited the > website of "The logic Factory" they are working on Ascendancy II ! look > here: http://www.logicfactory.com/dev_main.htm > > Im a bit scared if this is right what we do... > > greetz Mario > > Am 02.11.2005 um 09:07 Uhr haben Sie geschrieben: > > Well, that should pose no problem to us. Our project is hosted by GNA, > GNA = > > is located in France. The law in the country where the server is > hosted i= > > s to be applied there. > > > > Besides. As I recall we don't have software patents in Europe, so we > can ma= > > ke a clone of Ascendancy. Copyright is only in play when we re-use the > gr= > > aphics and sound of Ascendancy. > > > > I want to meet soon because I want to do something on the project. > > > > Regards, > > > > Gert-Jan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Spider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 00:59:04 +0100 > > Subject: AW: AW: AW: AW: AW: [Starlane-cvs] IRC Meeting > > > > Hello Guys, > > > > we have to meet soon, because there is an very important information > about = > > copyright in Germany i got from friends of the Chaos Copmuter Club. > Here = > > in Germany is Copyright very strictly used by firms and advocates. > Some A= > > dvocates make her money through finding copyright infringement on > themsel= > > f and then asking the firms for authorization to accuse the admin of > home= > > page or something like that. And in special fact of Games the law says > th= > > at you must not copy the idea of the game, for example you must not > devel= > > op a game like monopoly without authorisation through the Firm Parker. > an= > > d ports of games are a copying act of game ideas so we should not Port > As= > > cendancy instead we should develop a complete new game for Linux in > which= > > we may reuse a small part of the main concept of Ascendancy like the > Sta= > > rlane feature. We should redo all artwork as soon as possible, for > avoidi= > > ng any copyright conflict and of course changing the Text on the > website = > > so there is no hint for the port anymore, Ok? > > > > Im Sorry but our "Urheberrecht" is al little bit spongy at some parts > and s= > > ome advocates abuse this to make money > > greetz Mario > > > > > > -----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Gert-Jan de Boer > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. November 2005 17:24 > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: AW: [Starlane-cvs] IRC Meeting > > > > > > Well, Frederic Wagner wasn't there either. > > So it's no biggie. Let's just wait on him to plan a meeting, right? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Spider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'Gert-Jan de Boer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:36:46 +0100 > > Subject: AW: AW: AW: AW: [Starlane-cvs] IRC Meeting > > > > Oh damn! I missed our meeting! > > > > I was yesterday at the dentist and he extracted one of my teeth so i > forgot= > > the meeting, im very sorry! > > > > greetz Mario > > > > > > -----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Gert-Jan de Boer > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Oktober 2005 08:59 > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: [Starlane-cvs] IRC Meeting > > > > > > Fine with me! > > > > Regards, > > > > Gert-Jan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Spider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:58:10 +0200 > > Subject: AW: AW: AW: [Starlane-cvs] IRC Meeting > > > > Hello ! > > > > On last monday we had the IRC meeting. Gerd, -oskar- and me was there. > But > > because -oskar- was sick, he just dropped a line and go off then. > > > > I placed the log on the Wiki. > > > > We should make the next meeting on 31. October 19:00 UTC (21:00 > > Berlin/Paris) > > Channel #Starlane on irc.freenode.net > > > > bye for now > > Mario > > > > -----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Oktober 2005 13:59 > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Betreff: Re: AW: AW: [Starlane-cvs] IRC Meeting > > > > > > Selon Spider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > =C3=83=C5=BD can live with that date and time. > > > > i'm on holidays until the end of this week, so I won't be on the > internet > > until next week. > > > > let's talk about everything next week. > > > > and sorry for the short answer > > > > Fred > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlane-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlane-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlane-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlane-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlane-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlane-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Starlane-cvs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/starlane-cvs >
