> The original unautorised relase - Mr Pac - was much more fuin, even though
> it was the exact same game. But just BECAUSE it was Pac Man on SAM it made
> it all the better.
>
> I sometimes wish some of the SAM authors (and sometimes people here on
this
> list) would take more of a risk with their titles - why not release Mr
Pac?
> Why change the name? Which company is realisticly going to sue a tiny game
> manufacturer selling perhaps thirty or forty copies of a game when the
court
> costs alone could outwiegh the costs that could be gained by contesting a
> legal action?
>
> Similarly, why not just copy World of Spectrum by publishing EVERYTHING
that
> wa smade for teh SAm on a website for downloads, and taking it down when
> asked by the authors. You may call me disrespectful to the original
authors,
> but what's the point in holding hth ecopyright to software in a market
where
> there is no money to be made anyway? Surely better to give the whole lot
> away and keep this feeble SAM scene going?
>
> I've been arguing this for years, and I get the usual private email abuse
> for suggesting it - so go on, do your worst!
>
> Johnna
I assume there are two reasons:
1. Some people don't like this piracy.
2. The others don't have internet server where to place the files or simply
don't have all the software
Guess what group do I belong to.....
> { -----Original Message-----
> { From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> { Behalf Of Matthew J Craven
> { Sent: 27 February 2001 21:34
> { To: [email protected]
> { Subject: Re: Memory Lane
> {
> {
> { Hey Guys,
> {
> { What about bulgulators?
> {
> { --Matt.
> {
>
