hey why not go to star-wars fan fiction websites and base the star wars game off of some idea n those stories?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] star wars > Hi Alex, > All too true. Copyright law is a very tricky and complicated issue. > Anyone who tels you it is easy or you can just ignore it must be living > under a rock somewhere, or living in their own zone. > Most of the times you have to look between the lines and determine what > can and can not be copyrighted. For example, an idea in of itself can > not be copyrighted. You can actually write a similar story to one > already in existance and copyright it provided the similarities are not > exactly the same. > Some years ago there was a horror movie made called Child's Play. It > featured the story about a evil man's spirit that took over the body of > a doll which went around committing murders. Years later The Goose Bumps > tv series featured a story with a doll which came to life, and went > around attacking the members of the household and destroying property. > It is clear both stories are similar, but were different enough in > nature to both be original works of fiction while sharing the idea of a > evil living doll in them. > So there is all kinds of different ways to read fair use into the > copyright laws. On one hand there isn't any law saying you can not use > someone elses ideas, but you can't copy it totally. You can't just > create your own Child's Play story and name the doll Chucky and use the > same characters, places, and exact same story. Though, you can create > your own dall, give it a different setting, name, supporting characters, > and do the same thing legally. > > Alex K wrote: >> Hello, >> If indeed Lucas Arts did send a takedown notice, and you intentionally >> deleted or ignored it, a judge could rule that you were in contempt of >> court, and slap you with a fine or jail sentence. >> >> Unfortunately, copyright is a bit of a complicated subject. What is >> considered fair use? How does copyright law differ from country to >> country? >> These are problems we need to solve in order for the audio games market >> to >> advance, if people want Star Wars/Star Trek/Mario-based games at least. >> >> > > > --- > 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]
