Hi Ari, Actually, that kind of cloning the same game under a new title happens all the time with game companies. For example, there are several Asteroid clones out there like Maelstrom, Vectoroids, SDLRoids, Astroblaster, etc. Apparently they are all legal because they can't copyright an idea of a spaceship blowing up asteroids or mediors in space. All they really can hold onto is the trade marked name Asteroids. As I have mentioned so many times on list Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games are a spin off from Indiana Jones. Lucas can't sue for copyright damages, because the idea of an archaeologist hunting for treasure is a concept, an idea, to broad to copyright. Since the characters is different, the name of the games is different, there is no copyright infringement even though everyone knows where the idea of the games came from.
ari wrote: > Tell me Thomas, as I'm not clear on this, I understand a bit about naming > and trade marks, but, what would happen, if, for example, a company invented > a game, and another company invented practically the same game, but just > with a different name, can you copyright a concept? Example, a person makes > a game where they fly around in space visiting planets, and calls it Planet > Visitor, and then someone else makes a game with exactly the same concept > and calls it Galaxy Traveler, would the first company have a case? I've also > wondered this in screen readers, say now JAWS have made a set of keystrokes > for their screen reader, what would happen if another company started up, > making a screen reader that used the exact keystrokes as JAWS, would JAWS > have a case? > Ari > > > --- > 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]
