> From: Walter Levy
>
> So, my first Palm game is coming along, should be ready in a month or two,
> and my friend wants to know if he can offer it for sale on his Web site.
> I'm wondering if it's OK to sell a game program that's a knockoff of a
> classic non-computer game. Can anyone give me some guidance in this area?
>
The answer depends on the status of the non-computer game. Who
owns/manufactures/distributes it? Is it copyrighted or patented? In
general, the answer is "no, you can't copy somebody else's intellectual
property and sell it as your own." In practice, it depends on exactly which
rights the owner maintains and whether or not they think your program is
depriving them of revenue.
> Also, what are some other venues for selling small inexpensive
> ($5-$10) game programs?
>
PalmGear, Handango, etc., and the Palm Solutions Marketplace
(http://www.palmos.com/alliance/marketing/solutionsmarketplace/).
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