David,
In a nutshell, the wikileaks material is stolen material. We can all have our opinions on their pertinence. But it`s stolen material. Period. Also, what if malicious hackers decide to use our game to attack some website? Yes, I think it would be a good thing to see what a lawyer would say. On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 5:28 AM, david blanchard <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On 24/12/2010 18:00, Alex Vachon wrote: > >> Guys, I would leave wikileaks alone for a good while. >> > > My personal feeling here is that if there is something in the real world > that is full of potentialities for the game, and that helps us relate the > game to the real world, it should not be ignored. But it's not an problem > for me to transform some parts into fiction if we feel that there is an > ethical/legal issue. As long as we keep the impression of realism for the > player, I agree with you on the addition of a fictitious layer to the real > events in order to stay away from these issues. > On the side, I'm very curious about the legal aspects of this, I will add > it to the list of elements to be discussed with Olivier, the lawyer we're in > contact with. > I think that Xavier you have a different view from mine on this > reality/fiction aspect, so it'll be interesting to have your opinion too > here - it's a good discussion I think :) > > _______________________________________________ > Farsides mailing list - [email protected] > > Wiki: http://farsides.com/ > List: http://farsides.com/ml/ > Forum: http://farsides.com/forum/ > Ideas: http://farsides.com/ideas/ > Chat: http://farsides.com/chat/ > -- Best, Alex Vachon cartouchecreations.com Follow me on Twitter <http://twitter.com/cartouchefilms> Follow me on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=602172865> Montreal Loves New York Loves Montreal<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_135269469856078&ap=1> New York - Montreal - Vancouver
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