After some research into this, I understand how my models cannot be GPL due to Paramount/Viacom rights regarding their copyrighted material.
So I partially take back my wish to replace the ufo. At least the Greys from the Roswell saucer don't have lawyers. ;) But my models are still available. At least That, I think is acceptable. Melchior, Perhaps the improvements I made, regarding VTOL or vertical hovering, with bindings to joystick and now keyboard, could be integrated into your ufo? Would I check out the current cvs to make proposed patches? Also, the formula to make the shadow shrink with altitude could be a useful idea. Also, ... I said I wouldn't do the interior,... was I so wrong. That's turned out to be the best eye-candy yet! Now I've done some work on variable interior lighting to compensate for the sun going down. shuttle6 is now very flyable from the cockpit. And the trek-related insignia can be turned off. But the hull design is still obvious. So, how much would the model have to "not" resemble star trek, or any of the 2 dozen other space shows that I can think of? to be safe to include in Flightgear? Would a similar model with the _functionality_ of shuttle6 be of interest?? (I can change several (more) aspects of the craft, beyond color and shape, since now 69.4% of the vertices are not based on previous works... but every shape and wing design can resemble some existing space show or game...) This must be why the Area51 saucer and Boeing craft are safe... "not from Hollywood." Many new screenshots available, (but only 4 Mb per hour) Stewart GWMobile wrote: > Of course it should not be included in the package. > Legal 101 :-) > > > On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 9:48 am, Steve Hosgood wrote: >> Martin Spott wrote: >> >>> Hi Stewart, >>> >>> Stewart Andreason wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I thought I was done, but you know how it goes. I thought of several >>>> ideas for >>>> improvements, and managed to write the code to do it. >>>> >>> >>> How would you define "non-profit commercial use". Does your intention >>> meet the demands of the GPLv2 ? >>> >>> >> Ignoring GPL issues for a moment (important though they may be), the >> entire concept of the Star Trek® Danube-Class® Landing Craft® is >> copyright© by Paramount Pictures® until about the year 2845 (assuming >> the US government manage to keep extending the terms as they have for >> the last 50 or so years). >> >> Is it safe for FG to include such a likely target for Paramount >> Pictures'® Copyright© Lawyers® (*)? >> It looks like a great model (from the screenshots) and probably would >> be nice eye candy and publicity for the FG project, but it could be a >> ticking bomb for us. I'm rather uneasy about it all.... >> >> Steve >> >> (*) Yes, I'm overdoing the ®'s and ©'s for effect :-) >> Have you ever read the blurb on offical ST merchandise? It's plastered >> with them - and "tm" too (which I don't seem to have a symbol for, >> otherwise I'd have abused that too!). > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
