Both of these games are old Avalon Hill games. For the most part they gave the copyrights back to the creators. I don't know about B-17 but Blackbeard is being "P-500"ed by GMT. I.e. it's been remodeled and they are looking to sell the new version. You'd probably have to check with GMT or Richard Berg to see if they'll allow a VASSAL version.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Franklin" To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vassalengine] Re: Blackbeard and B-17 Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:15:09 +0000 njordrson wrote: > your question about PDFs brings up an interesting question, especially > with regard to VASSAL. When does a game and it's related artwork, > research, > and other materials enter the public domain and how can one find out if > a game is still copyrighted. Does a reprint or sale of a game to another > company mean that the copyright is renewed? Copyright lasts until a number of years after the author's death - I believe currently 70 for most of the Berne Convention signataries, and 100 for the US. Unless explicitly placed in the public domain by it's author (or copyright holder, which may not be the same entity), nothing in the space of wargames, strategy games, Euros, or anything outside of 'traditional' games is out of copyright or likely to go so any time soon. Regards, Tim. -- ___________________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
