I would think that if a game was created that has the same name as a game I have the copyright to, it would be my business as to the newly created game's content. I would get together with this game's creator and work something out. Hopefully, this will be the case.
--- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Important Montezuma's Return announcement > Hello tom. > > It actually makes me rather angry how petty people can be over copyrights. > copyright laws were afterall created to protect good ideas and concepts, > not > to nit pick. > > this game is plainly not on sale anymore (a quick google for Montizuma's > return brought up nothing), so this fool is just making trouble for the > sake > of making trouble. > > While he might have a case over the name montizuma's return, the actual > game > content I should think would be none of his business. > > even in the mainstream, there have been cases of games which have been so > similar in theme as to be incredibly suspect, ---- the original streets of > rage and final fight for example, which had incredibly similar gameplay, > virtually the same setting with similar levels, ----- streets, park, bar, > finishing in a pent house, ----- Axle and Cody even dressed in the same > geens and T shirt, both had blond hair and wrist bands, ---- and even had > the same punch combo. > > therefore if absolutely necessary make a name change, but I don't see why > you would have to alter any game content just to panda to this petty > minded > individual. rolling skulls, snakes, spiders and all the other monti > elements > have afterall appeared in many other games, ---- Ghosts and goblins had > rolling skulls for example, pitfall had snakes pits and ropes etc. > > there are even cases of small companies producing commercial retro themed > games with almost identical gameplay and game elements (even down to same > main character and names), as original games, ----- I've come across > several > examples of boulderdash and loadrunner in this line, myself. > > I hope this isn't going to have to cause you a lot of trouble, sinse > obviously you have much better and worth while things to do. > > Beware the Sue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
