<SB> Childe Roland wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here has tried to do a mod based off of an
existing game/movie/book/etc. Have you had trouble with the
creaters/rights owners? I would think since we're not charging for
the mods, that we would have no problem. If anyone can help me by
sharing their experiences and/or knowledge I would greatly appreciate
it.
my $ 0.02:
Check google:
cease and desist mails
cease and desist alien total conversion
cease and desist star craft
cease and desist star starship troopers
notice also the sucesfull historie on "Generations" mod for Quake3, a mod
that use the Quake1, Quake2 and Quake3 universe.
looks like:
- a NO NO is to use stuff from Company A, on Company B engine.
- ask First, or this is naif?
- no one care if you use Quake1 engine
- if your mod is big and popular enough, will not attack ( Star War mod
for Bf1942)
- you cant use shamblers outside quake1
- Fox Corporation where stupids or retards (but has Futurama)
- Blizzard are stupids and retards (but make cool games)
- etc..
My suggestion is to hire a fiction writter and build your own universe
and populate with interesting characters, monsters and plot. If you use
the momentum of a Hollywood film to give momentum to your mod, well...
Its Hollywood that is righ, and you wrong, and hollywood has the
byzillions of dolars, and the byzillions of lawyers, and you have
nothing, even your ISP will shutdown your content withouth questions
(already tested with anonymous mails from hotmail accounts, Its easy as that)
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