Edward Franks wrote: > > On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 02:51 PM, Jim Leonard wrote: > [Snip] > > I wasn't planning to charge for the DVD so I didn't think there would > > be legal > > issues. > > It doesn't matter if you charge for it or not. EA might not be able > to get punitive damages, but their lawyers could kill your pocketbook. > :-/
You are correct. Well, then here's my current plan: Master the entire disc with as much material as possible (so that I have a list of material to ask permission for), then if permission is not granted, remove the material before distribution. In other words, I don't want fear of not getting permission to hamper the product. > If the tapes were Origin property -- I don't see why they wouldn't be > -- I imagine they all became EA's property when EA bought Origin. > Other than Akalabeth and Lord British I can't think of anything that > was negotiated as a separate property. Getting a response back from EA's legal department is like pulling teeth. Ugh. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
