well if simular things could be a breach of copywrite then we wouldn't have music remixes of the same songs or revamping of other songs which I like. At 10:00 a.m. 10/03/2008, you wrote: >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]
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