Hi Thomas.
Lets say a person takes the diku and merc code and makes a star wars mud, is
that considered a derivative of the original codes, or is that a clone?
Thanks for your explanations.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A legal question about muds.
Hi Rick,
The answer to your question is in the terms of the license agreement. If
as you say this mud is based on someone elses work then the original
author of said mud code has the legal say so regarding that mud and its
derived works.
For example, let us say I create a mud and state in the license agreement
that the code is to be open source, and that any derivatives must remain
open source. If some hot shot comes along, takes my source, and changes
the terms of the license agreement he is in violation of the original
license. However, in order to uphold my license agreement i have to be
sure he actually used my source and not created a clone. Does that make
sense?
So in your case you believe this mud is a derivative of another mud. If
that is indeed the case the original license agreement has legal
presidents over what ever the developer of the derivative work says.
However, if this new mud is a clone, not based on the actual original mud,
then he is well with in his rights to set the terms of the license
agreement. So you have to be absolutely certain this work is a derivative
work and not a clone.
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