The term is sometimes derogatory, implying a lack of originality; however, clones can be anything from a pure "ripoff", to a legitimate derivative or improvement on the original or even a homage.
Cloning a game in digital marketplaces is common, because it is hard to prevent and easy to compete with existing games. Developers can copyright the graphics, title, story, and characters, but they cannot easily protect software design and game mechanics. A patent for the mechanics is possible, but acquiring one is expensive and time-consuming.[1]
In present-day law, it is upheld that game mechanics of a video game are part of its software, and are generally ineligible for copyright.[15] The United States Copyright Office specifically notes: "Copyright does not protect the idea for a game, its name or title, or the method or methods for playing it. Nor does copyright protect any idea, system, method,
It looks awesome and i wante to take the bonfire and craft it into the orb... sadly the way its layered its not compatiple with gimp, normally it should be possible to open this type of file with gimp.
Well if you just want to see it from a 100% legal point of view it there will be 2 problems to really find it out in a way you are 100% sure:
1. The Internet is Supranational, what is legal in your country might be illegal in an other country.
Lets say the us has quite restricted copyrights and also quite akward laws.
They might say what you do in your country is illegal in theirs (and they actually do this) and get your country to be extradite to theirs so they can bring you to court and jail.
Which means you would need a Lawyer to make sure you are not going against the Law of any country.
2. On the other hand most likely if you do a minor copyright infrigment, or something that is in the greyzone where Law has not been yet (and might never go) and you maybe not even ever publish your work no one will be after you for copy an idea. And even if you do you could always pretend it was your own idea and you never heared from Mass Effect at all...
Hei, just a little note:
I would love it when you could post them with layers so one could quickly change the background of the sword with gimp as example.
It sure would be even more great / phantastic / awesome with layers and in 128 px
But hey they are still very neat even without this.
Honestly i doubt i would want to use such basic arts. I would rather take GIMP and mix something neat and clean myself.
Tozan the answer to your question was already in the Thread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_clone
The term is sometimes derogatory, implying a lack of originality; however, clones can be anything from a pure "ripoff", to a legitimate derivative or improvement on the original or even a homage.
Cloning a game in digital marketplaces is common, because it is hard to prevent and easy to compete with existing games. Developers can copyright the graphics, title, story, and characters, but they cannot easily protect software design and game mechanics. A patent for the mechanics is possible, but acquiring one is expensive and time-consuming.[1]
Have you read it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_clone#Legal_aspects
In present-day law, it is upheld that game mechanics of a video game are part of its software, and are generally ineligible for copyright.[15] The United States Copyright Office specifically notes: "Copyright does not protect the idea for a game, its name or title, or the method or methods for playing it. Nor does copyright protect any idea, system, method,
And this:
http://www.develop-online.net/analysis/the-fight-against-app-clones/0197276
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/03/patents-on-video-game-mechanics-ma...
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130122/the_trouble_with_patents.ph...
After all this i would say the biggest thread to your game are indeed Patents, Copyright not at all.
So you maybe should read all of those patents and make sure you can dodge them.
It looks awesome and i wante to take the bonfire and craft it into the orb... sadly the way its layered its not compatiple with gimp, normally it should be possible to open this type of file with gimp.
Hello,
I will go over the copyrightnotice again.
Tozan and hope there is not some place in the World where it might still be illegal this way even if they allow it...
Well if you just want to see it from a 100% legal point of view it there will be 2 problems to really find it out in a way you are 100% sure:
1. The Internet is Supranational, what is legal in your country might be illegal in an other country.
Lets say the us has quite restricted copyrights and also quite akward laws.
They might say what you do in your country is illegal in theirs (and they actually do this) and get your country to be extradite to theirs so they can bring you to court and jail.
Which means you would need a Lawyer to make sure you are not going against the Law of any country.
2. On the other hand most likely if you do a minor copyright infrigment, or something that is in the greyzone where Law has not been yet (and might never go) and you maybe not even ever publish your work no one will be after you for copy an idea. And even if you do you could always pretend it was your own idea and you never heared from Mass Effect at all...
Just tag them as NSFW? Or is there an extra feature?
I am pretty sure ideas and concepts cannot be copyrighted.
Hei, just a little note:
I would love it when you could post them with layers so one could quickly change the background of the sword with gimp as example.
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