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Now the question: who owns both names, Colonization and AC?
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Sid already mentioned that Firaxis owns the rights to Colonization, and since Firaxis developed SMAC, I'm sure they'll own that too.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Firaxis might own the rights to Colonization, but I´m pretty sure that EA owns the right to SMAC.I love being beaten by women - LorizaelComment
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Originally posted by Adagio
This reminds me of that Dinosaur mod for Civ2, now that was... different
I thought that mod was hilarious, but it was totally unplayable...
I love being beaten by women - LorizaelComment
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SMAC 2. I don't want to see Civ5 before 2010 anyway. Preferrably even later. A break is needed to make a good sequel.
The problem with SMAC 2 would be that it would need, I don't know, a team of a dozen Sorens working on the AI to match the complexity of the game...Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
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The Credits say the copyright is by Firaxis.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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They must´ve sold it after the release. According to Firaxis legal department EA own the rights to SMAC. http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=144890I love being beaten by women - LorizaelComment
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Actually, not necessarily. I was jumbling the trademark together with the copyright, but I guess either can be owned separatly by different entities.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Isn't there some thread in the CivIV SMAC Mod forum where they are talking to EA to be allowed to make the mod or something?
If my memory is correct, then that would mean EA owns the rights to the game, right?This space is empty... or is it?Comment
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No, Firaxis could own the rights to the game, but EA could own the rights the "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri" brandname.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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This is what I posted in the C4AC Legal Updates thread:
Anyways, back to topic: I voted for SMAC2 in the poll.Originally posted by Darsnan
I decided to pull out the old manuals and see what they had to say about this. On page 247 of the SMAC Manual it says the following:
This manual and the software described in this manual are copyrighted. All rights reserved. No part of this manual or the described software may be copied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without the prior written consent of Electronic Arts.
It says essentially the same thing on page 53 in the SMAX manual.
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My vote is colonization as it's the best of them all.
I've always been a little negative to that all cities build everything - in Col you had to specialize your cities. So a good remake is wantedComment
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Lets talk SMAC boys and girls
What ever they decide to tackle...just do it right (ie no patches)anti steam and proud of it
CDO ....its OCD in alpha order like it should beComment
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Balance issues and bugs will always be discovered after release. Therefore, all a 'no patches' idea does is prevent them from being addressed.Comment
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A game without patches is like a politician with a soul, ie a very rare creature indeed...Originally posted by Platypus Rex
Lets talk SMAC boys and girls
What ever they decide to tackle...just do it right (ie no patches)
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