they can't sue you for what you don't have. if you have it they can sue you.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Important Montezuma's Return announcement > And possibly get sued for money he just doesn't have? > Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Important Montezuma's Return announcement > > >>I still say it's a bunch of krap that you have to change your game to make >> someone who hasn't clue about audio games happy. if it were me I would >> refuse. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Important Montezuma's Return announcement >> >> >>> Hi Dark, >>> Actually, their Montezuma's Return game was a full fledged 3D FPS >>> shooter. The character was a guy, and the story was quite a lot >>> different. Never-the-less I agreed to remove the name from my game, >>> which they were cool with, and I am going to modify the levels some so >>> they aren't exactly clones of Montezuma's Revenge. >>> >>> >>> Dark wrote: >>>> Hi tom. >>>> >>>> well, I hope they see reason, ---- especially if their game is >>>> significantly >>>> different. >>>> >>>> Even if it isn't though, unless they have a main character with the >>>> same >>>> name (highly unlikely), I don't think you should change anything more >>>> than >>>> the name if necessary for the reasons I mentioned. >>>> >>>> Besides, as far as I understand game copyrights, it's the source code >>>> and >>>> graphics that are copywrited along with the name, not the concept. >>>> >>>> I remember reading on one site that you could quite happily create a >>>> clone >>>> of a game with the same concept, game elements and even similar >>>> graphics >>>> and >>>> sound so long as you did it all from scratch not ripping things from >>>> the >>>> original. >>>> >>>> The fact that this other montizumas return was not an accessible game >>>> and >>>> thus vastly different in nature to begin with makes such arguements >>>> even >>>> more pointless. >>>> >>>> Hopefully though, this can be got around with as litle fuss as >>>> possible, ---- and at worst another name change. >>>> >>>> Beware the Grue! >>>> >>>> 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] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.0/1268 - Release Date: >>> 2/9/2008 >>> 11:54 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> >> --- >> 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] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.0/1268 - Release Date: 2/9/2008 > 11:54 AM > > --- 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. 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