Hi Damien,
I'm just curious. These games are abandoned, like several others. Yet there
is no "copyright" on those. So why do we have to have a copyright on these?

Best Regards,
Hayden


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From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On
Behalf Of Damien Pendleton
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 4:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old Titles Removed

Hi Alex,
Precisely. I feel that these games are way below my current standard now, 
especially as regards bugs. So it's simple. I either recreate Danger City on

popular demand and completely revamp it and commercialise it under a new 
name, but keep some of the concepts the same, or I transfer the rights to 
somebody else.
Regards,
Damien.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Kenny" <alexkenn...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old Titles Removed


> I'm not a developer, but I think there is a reason why a developer
> would choose not to allow older programs to be redistributed.
>
> As Damien has previously mentioned, these older titles were written in
> a deprecated language by amateur developers. The code is difficult to
> read, update, compile and run. I believe there is probably a
> reputation issue. Developers don't want buggy and useless code
> floating around the net that they wrote. True, Damien didn't write
> these games, but by purchasing them, the code is now his
> responsibility.
>
> Another reason I've heard for developers refusing to redistribute
> abandonware is that, even if they don't support it, people will still
> contact them expecting help. If Damien did allow the games to be
> distributed, I have no doubt that someone would download a copy
> somewhere, encounter a problem, and send Damien an email saying, "Game
> X won't run! Help!" Even if he emphasizes in the game documentation
> that the games are abandonware, we've all seen first-hand that many
> people in the blind community do not bother reading documentation or
> other information that's right in front of them.
>
>
> On 4/16/11, The Addictor <kenwdow...@neo.rr.com> wrote:
>> Hey Tom,
>> While I agree a hundred per cent, I still don't see why he's asking that 
>> no
>> one else distribute the games.  I have them all, as well as other games 
>> like
>> Shell Shock.  They are certainly not all that great, but to demand that
>> nobody else distribute them seems a bit odd.  I know they're his games, 
>> that
>> he purchased them, but I don't see a reason for that.
>> Ken Downey
>> The Addictor
>> www.TheAddictor.com
>
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