I will admit that I really don't like copywright law. It's really odd and so convoluted that most lawyers don't get it. still, I think it makes sense, in the sense that there's a specific and definite impetus for the games that can be pointed to, without paying royalties.
Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 4/26/11, Alex Kenny <alexkenn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Whether or not the games are abandoned is not related to their > copyright status. When code is abandoned, it does not at all mean that > it is no longer copyrighted. For example, Windows 98, though now > abandoned, is still copyrighted by Microsoft, and they have the right > to decide how the code may be distributed. > > On 4/26/11, Hayden Presley <hdpres...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> 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 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On >> Behalf Of Damien Pendleton >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 4:30 AM >> To: Gamers Discussion list >> 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 >>> >>> --- >>> 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/gamers@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/gamers@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/gamers@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/gamers@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. 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