As for approaching it the right way, tell ZD about your project and ask that you are willing to host the pages, do all the scanning, tell them you'll offer pages in multiple formats, etc. and that all you ask in return is permission from the company to do so. To help sweeten the deal, tell them you're willing to cut up the magazines for the best scan. Seriously. Crappy 300 DPI JPG scans that are warped because the magazine binding is still intact won't impress anyone :)
However, you run a big risk of getting a cease and desist letter in return. But since you already run the risk of that, you might as well contact them right now instead of running the site for two years, building it up, and THEN getting the cease and desist letter.
I wish the best of luck, I personally would love to read some of those older reviews. If/When contacting ZD, make sure you actually call people on the phone; email inquiries to generic addresses rarely get to the *right* person.
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
Hey, if you approach it the right way, they might even pay you to do it...
Stuart
-----Original Message----- *From:* Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:49 AM *To:* swcollect *Subject:* Re: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum
Doubtful I could do that without incurring the wrath of ZD...
BL wrote:
Great job man, looks awesome. If your ultimate plan is to have the entire mags scanned, I can't wait!
Brad
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From: "Stephane Racle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "swcollect" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:01 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum
I'm pleased to announce that my web site, the Computer Gaming World (CGW) Museum, is finally on-line! The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all CGW items related to the time period covered by the first 100 issues of Computer Gaming World magazine. Currently there is not a whole lot of textual information available, but you will find scans of the covers of most of the first 100 issues, among other things. The goal is, of course, to expand as time allows, and all suggestions/constructive criticism/comments are welcome!
Anyhow, you are all welcome to take a look! I am hoping that this will prove to be a useful resource for the vintage gaming community, as I do not believe that the information provided by the Museum is available elsewhere on the web.
You will find the museum at cgw.vintagegaming.org. Many, many thanks to Freddie Bingham for hosting!
Oh, and never mind the March 20th date on the news page. Amazingly, we're 3 days early... :-)
Stephane
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