Isn't this more on the line of copyright issues rather than on using a program to cheat? --- In God we trust! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Peterson" <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> To: <thomasward1...@gmail.com>; "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] using a program called art money for game cheating.
So in theory you could copyright Angela Carter if I'm reading that right. Homer: Hey, uh, could you go across the street and get me a slice of pizza? Vender: No pizza. Only Khlav Kalash. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] using a program called art money for game cheating. > Hi Shaun, > I'm not an expert on copyright law, but I know enough there is a clear > line between originality and copyright infringement. By and large you > can't copyright anything that is common and is not unique such as > weapons like swords, guns, missile launchers, etc. Even a game as long > as it contains mostly original content is protected under the fair use > copyright laws. Mysteris of the Ancients was inspired by the Tomb Raider > games, but is protected under the fair use laws because I never used the > Tomb Raider logos and trade marks, did not use Lara Croft, or any > character from the Tomb Raider games/books/movies. As a result in the > eyes of the law it is an original product even though it is obvious > that it is inspired by Indiana Jones, Tomb Raider, Rogue Angel, and > other books/movies of the same genre. > What can be copyrighted are characters with a unique background story, a > specific trade mark held by person x, unique weapons such as a light > saber that is tied to a certain trade mark, and so on. So we have to be > careful to use only generic or common content and not stray too far into > specific copyrights and trade marks. > > HTH > > On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 06:05 +1300, shaun everiss wrote: >> well doom1 2 at least quake1, duke nukem 1 2 3 3d and maybe others all >> use the same keyboard layout. >> So they couldn't get us over that nore the weapons, there are always >> missile type, several guns and at least one automatic or various types. >> There is usually one big weapon and maybe another one. >> there are mines. >> true they are called different names but its basically the same concept. >> I have also seen clons and hacks of stuff. >> The docs will say its based off something and then give credit to the >> origional product and company, some things are recompiles of the same >> thing or different things under the same name but the origional stuff is >> quoted and in that respect it happens all the time. >> I suppose if we blatently used the lagit name weather by accident if one >> was already active no matter what it was then there would be a case but >> we have loads of leeway as long as we are not obvious about it. > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > 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/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
