On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:59:32 -0400 Dennis Schridde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Am Samstag, 23. September 2006 06:10 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> I just had a thought, perhaps we can get ahold of: >> >> http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for questions about the GPL and free >software >> licensing >> >> Maybe they can help us out with some advice and what to do/how >to >> proceed ? >We could. But we also allready asked on debian-legal and those >said that the >data may be GPL and may be not. The only safe way to find out >would be by >contacting the copyright holders. >Feel free to write them a mail and CC it to this list... >And don't forget to send any answers you get from them also to us.
You got the mail from debian-legal? Perhaps you can post that to the list? >> Worst case scenerio is we can ONLY distribute the source >code/bins >> of the source code, and that is it, then we leave it up to the >end- >> users to get the data off of warzone demo or the official CD >> release, or have some repository that can hold the data we now >have >> there. >(If I remember correctly Gna only allows GPLed stuff on their >servers for >legal reasons.) Yeah, and Christian brought up the fact that we (Qamly it looks like) *already* converted the data. Without that utility, then there is no way for linux/mac people to play if they score their own wdg files. >> Why would German law pre-empt UK law? Or does that not matter? >> For that matter, US law vs UK law vs German law? What is the >> difference for these kinds of matters? >I decided to write to Eidos Germany because I live there, I know >the language >and the mail is cheaper. >The idea is not to put Warzone under German law or anything. I >just want to >force the Eidos company to decide something and I think I can do >that best >when I write in German, because then I know what I am writing. > >> I know here, you need to have a actual written letter, and it >must >> be certified, >Yes, I thought that in the beginning and I know now. If I do it it >will be a >written, certified mail. > >> and I agree with Christian, I don't think you can do it that >way. >Why not? As I said in the last mail the approach in general is >common >practice. Common practice in Germany perhaps, just not here in the U.S. The only way to force them to reply is a lawsuit of some kind, that asks the courts for clarification. Extremely expensive though. :( Concerned about your privacy? Instantly send FREE secure email, no account required http://www.hushmail.com/send?l=480 Get the best prices on SSL certificates from Hushmail https://www.hushssl.com?l=485 _______________________________________________ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
