RE: Strategy games (was something else and Texture mapping)

[Erik <br0ke@math.smsu.edu>]

On 08-Nov-99 Rick Genter wrote:
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> From: Erik [mailto:br0ke@math.smsu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 1:10 PM
> To: linuxgames@sunsite.auc.dk
> Subject: RE: Strategy games (was something else and Texture mapping)
> 
> 
> Does anyone know how long those copyrights run? Are they the same length as
> written works (books, I think 50 yrs)? If all the sudden linux had games
> with
> comparable gfx/sound and SUPERIOR gameplay and fun, that would really
> generate
> some posative attention I'd think. 
> 
> <<<
> 
> Copyrights are the same, regardless of the medium (paper or electronic). A
> copyright is valid for 75 years or 50 years past the death of the author,
> whichever is *longer*. Since the copyright is actually held by the publisher
> for video games, the copyright is effectively infinite.
> 

ouch, that sucks. Mebbe the "just different enough to have a chance if it goes
to court, so the company won't waste money persecuting" trick would be needed
:/ I doubt microprose would grant permission to use their intellectual property
without a fat front-up fee or a minimal royaltee, neither can be offered by
open source gratis software producers

> Rick
> --
> Rick Genter
> Director, Software Development
> iBasis, Inc.
> <http://www.ibasis.net>
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        -Erik <br0ke@math.smsu.edu> [http://math.smsu.edu/~br0ke]

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