It would be a huge risk. Allison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Draconis Entertainment" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Quiddich game for the blind.
> Yeah, Liam's got it pegged fairly well. What it basically works out > to is a huge licensing fee to Warner Brothers (who handle most > licensing issues in the Wizarding World) and possibly also to JKR > and/or her publishers as well. Setting that aside, you could just > sell the game and hope to not be bothered, and that is a risk that > many developers are willing to take. I tend to be overly cautious, > and would rather not risk it, and my business partner feels the > same. Still, I would love to develop it. > > At 11:03 AM 6/14/2006, you wrote: > >>It wouldn't be so mucha lawyer fight, as a payout that noone could really >>afford. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Allison Mervis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 1:00 PM >>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Quiddich game for the blind. >> >> >> > I'd be willing to fight with lawyers, but I know nothing about >> > programming. >> > Allison >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Draconis Entertainment" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 1:13 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Quiddich game for the blind. >> > >> > >> >> Actually, I've considered this many times, and would love to do >> >> it. But I have no desire to become entangled in tricky copyright >> >> conundrums. However, it could be done, and I've got a fairly clear >> >> and clean cut design plan that would make it possible, fun, and >> >> extremely >> >> cool. >> >> >> >> At 10:03 AM 6/14/2006, you wrote: >> >> >> >>>Yeah, it might be. I guess it all depends on what position you take up >> >>>on the team. If you are a chaser you are going to concern yourself >> >>>with >> >>>getting the snitch. >> >>>If you are a defensive roll you are going to be looking to beat the >> >>>bludgers away. >> >>>It would almost have to be multiplayer to be any serious fun. >> >>>Otherwise >> >>>the AI team is going to out smart you every turn. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>Charles Rivard wrote: >> >>> > The thought has been passed from chaser to chaser in the past. >> >>> > Gamers >> >>> > and >> >>> > designers were discussing the feasability and the conclusion was >> >>> > that >> >>> > it >> >>> > would be very difficult to create as well as to play. Keeping >> >>> track of the >> >>> > bludgers, quaffle, and snitch, the players for both sides and where >> >>> > the >> >>> > hoops are would be a lot of audible feedback to deal with. >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> >>>To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> >>>visit >> >>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> >>>any subscription changes via the web. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>-- >> >>>No virus found in this incoming message. >> >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> >>>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: >> >>>6/14/2006 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: >> >> 6/14/2006 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> >> visit >> >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> >> any subscription changes via the web. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> > visit >> > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> > any subscription changes via the web. >> > >> > >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >>To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >>visit >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >>any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 6/14/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 6/14/2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
