GRAPHICS: Call to Artists!

[Keygen]

Originally posted by J Bytheway

...and all the text files, which modmakers have been distributing since time immemorial.

The same could apply here possibly but as I said there won't be a problem probably. Everything that could increase sales instead of decreasing them, nomatter if it would violate copyright and trademarks should not rise legal actions. But we should be aware that using the name "Call To Power" and any graphic, modified or unmodified from the original CD could be subject to copyright issues.

[Keygen]

Originally posted by J Bytheway

I would hope that all of this stuff falls under "New Game Materials", upon the distribution of which the EULA places several restrictions: not a stand-alone product, not illegally exporting, not for profit and most importantly:

· New Game Materials must not contain any illegal, obscene or defamatory materials, materials that infringe rights of privacy and publicity of third parties or (without appropriate irrevocable licenses granted specifically for that purpose) any trademarks, copyright-protected works or other properties of third parties.

It specifically says trademarks, copyright-protected of third parties, so distributing Activisions should be OK.

In the first paragraph the EULA specifies what should be bound to the EULA:

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: USE OF THE CALL TO POWER II SOURCE CODE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOURCE CODE SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. “CALL TO POWER II SOURCE CODE” INCLUDES THE SOFTWARE INCLUDED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE ASSOCIATED MEDIA, ANY PRINTED MATERIALS, AND ANY ON-LINE OR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION, AND ANY AND ALL COPIES OF SUCH SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS. BY INSTALLING, AND/OR USING THE CALL TO POWER II SOURCE CODE, YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE WITH ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. (“ACTIVISION”).

There is no reference to the name of the game "Call To Power". Unless of cource the name is included in the printed materials and electronic documentation, and the graphics in the associated media.

They always do licence agreement so criptic

[child of Thor]

I'll load up paint and make us a new one then, just in case

[OnePresent]

The baton has been passed. Awesome!

[The Big Mc]

[Maquiladora]

[child of Thor]

glad im really helping around here atlast

I could always change the word 'power' to 'thingie' if its needed

[Gilgamensch]

A thingie trawing, I am pressed

[Locutus]

Nice one, CoT

The entire idea behind releasing the source code was so that we could improve the existing game. That's obviously not possible if Activision were to sue us over reusing the current game's graphics or name or text files or whatever. So we really don't have to worry about things like that -- if Activision was out to screw us they wouldn't have released the code in the first place.

Although it's indeed good for us to be aware of any copyrights and trademarks involved in the products we create: not just Activision's but also think of all the graphics and stuff some of the mods ripped from other games -- we should be much more careful in doing that for the Source Code Project.

[Flinx]

Originally posted by J Bytheway
I would hope that all of this stuff falls under "New Game Materials", upon the distribution of which the EULA places several restrictions: not a stand-alone product, not illegally exporting, not for profit and most importantly:

· New Game Materials must not contain any illegal, obscene or defamatory materials, materials that infringe rights of privacy and publicity of third parties or (without appropriate irrevocable licenses granted specifically for that purpose) any trademarks, copyright-protected works or other properties of third parties.

It specifically says trademarks, copyright-protected of third parties, so distributing Activision's should be OK.

So no stealing graphics from Civ3 or any other game!

[The Big Mc]

not to be include in the source release there not stopping us from converting them just don't package or refer to any in the source release.

[child of Thor]

I dont know - i think if we're taking content from other sources that might be protected by copyrights, it should not be included in part of the source code/Apolyton CTP2 release.

Keep it in the mods if need be - that way you'll only get one bunch of lawyers on your ass, and not Activisions too

Or if you like i could remake CTP2 from scratch with all origional content, of about the same quality as my title screen

[Flinx]

Originally posted by The Big Mc
not to be include in the source release there not stopping us from converting them just don't package or refer to any in the source release.

Why would we need to steal copyrighted/trademarked graphics/other content from other games/sources? Even in mods/scenarios. Doing so only invites the owner of the content to sue us individually, this site and its owners for distributing the material illegally, and Activision for allowing the content to be included in their product. Activision is then likely to sue us and Apolyton for failing to comply with the EULA and for doing all of those things that the EULA says we cannot do, but Activision said they would ignore.

[child of Thor]

True - there's enough of us with Photoshop etc to make new graphics where needed. I dont like the idea of nicking other people's work either - still if it came with CTP2 it should be ok under the agreement to modify it, as long as it will always need the origional CD to play from.

[Solver]

Great work on the latest screenie, One Present!

And ice attempt CoT .