great, take it up with an admin.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Forzano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] To the developers of Montezuma's Revenge
Well Tom, I think that's understandable, I just wasn't sure of the whole
story. And Tyler, I think that was uncalled for.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Thomas Ward
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:59 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] To the developers of Montezuma's Revenge
Hi Michael,
That's right. I did change the name to Montezuma's Return, but unknown
to me Utopia Software had created a game with a similar title in the mid
90's which was a sequel to Montezuma's Revenge. In the end they
requested that I remove the game from my web site, and I did so in
keeping with U.S. copyright law.
The second reason I took the beta down is I discovered a huge, huge,
huge bug in the engine that couldn't be fixed by editing a few lines,
changing the name, and reposting the game. As a result I have been
forced to rewrite a good majority of the engine plus all of the levels
to correct the problem. I figured while I am involved in such an
extensive rewrite I should make the levels different, make other changes
here and there, etc to insure any copyright issues never come up again.
As far as not getting pushed around and so on that is easy to say when
you aren't the one being threatened with the suit. Legally enforceble or
not I took it seriously, and chose to do the right thing by removing
anything ddealing with their copyrights.
As far as the new title, Mysteries of the Ancients, goes I think it will
come out pretty well in the end. It features my main character Angela
Carter, and it will still have a definite treasure hunting feel. It will
still be a 2D side-scroller, there will be lava pits, fire pits,
skeleton warriors, healing potions, and so on. Kind of a cross between
Montezuma's Revenge, which everyone paid for, and Tomb Raider Prophecy
which is one of my favorite side-scrollers for the Gameboy Advanced.
Michael Forzano wrote:
I don't understand how making an audio version of Montezuma's Revenge is
infringement of copyright. If the name is, why can't you just change it?
Which you did. I sorta lost track after that, I thought it became
Montezuma's Return because of copyright issues, so why couldn't you
release
it. And also the levels aren't exactly the same due to the nature of the
audiogame version...So Thomas, I don't think you should let people push
you
around like this, in my opinion, it isn't a valid lawsuit anyway. And
also,
this game is being made so us blind people can play, not for the purposes
of
copying.
Thanks,
Mike
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