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[R Sanjith]

yeah seems like a valid explanation to me

rgds
sanjith

On Jan 25, 2008 9:16 PM, Tom spot Callaway <tcallawa at redhat.com> wrote:

>
> On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 13:07 +0000, Free Gamer wrote:
> > On Jan 25, 2008 7:22 AM, Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl> wrote:
> > > Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> > > > http://apcmag.com/7890/best_open_source_games
> > > >
> > > > Still missing 2 on there...
> > >
> > > Yes, smc is too much like the original
> >
> > At what point is the line drawn?  What about Freeciv which is a
> > near-remake of Civ2?
> >
> > SMC has had data issues in the past and I suspect may still have a bit
> > of copied data in there which should be removed before inclusion is
> > considered.  But to label a clone/remake "too much like the original"?
> >  As long as nothing is copied directly, it's just another remake.
> > Surely the standard is already set (Freeciv etc).
>
> I drew the line, at SMC.
>
> 1. When you use the word "Maryo" in your name, you're blatantly
> infringing on Nintendo's trademark. This is far worse than the "Freeciv"
> "Civilization" situation.
>
> 2. Nintendo has the copyrights for the game character designs found in
> the "Mario" series. SMC is using them without permission.
>
> 3. Nintendo aggressively goes after "clones", see "Great Giana Sisters".
>
> So, to repeat what I've said in the past:
>
> 1. SMC would need to rename itself "Awesome Plumber Adventure" or
> something non-infringing.
> 2. None of the artwork can reflect the copyrighted game character
> designs from the Mario series. This would require a lot of artistic
> creativity, but it is certainly possible.
>
> or...
>
> 3. Get permission, in writing, from Nintendo, to use that name and their
> copryighted game character designs.
>
> ~spot
>
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