Re: Where to put Open Transport Tycoon (openttd)
On 17 May 2005 05:14:13 GMT, MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> "Michael K. Edwards" <m.k.edwards@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Have you read any of the OpenTTD web site? Here's a couple of
> > snippets from the "About" page:
> >
> > <quote>
> > An open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe".
> >
> > OpenTTD is modeled after the original Transport Tycoon game by Chris
> > Sawyer and enhances the game experience dramatically. Many features
> > were inspired by TTDPatch while others are original. [...]
> > </quote>
> > This is precisely the relationship that a game sequel bears to the original=
> > . [...]
>
> I disagree. A sequel would have (a) different game/s and not just
> a different game engine. This seems much closer to an alternative
> player for the same files (the mplayer model) than the Duke
> Nukem case you cited repeatedly, as far as I can tell.
There are lots of DVD (DivX, etc.) players in the world, and all of
the movie's plot, characters, etc. are in the movie's data, not the
player. OpenTTD is to Transport Tycoon Deluxe as Civilization III is
to Civilization II. Except, of course, that Civ III was created under
license from the Civ II copyright holder, and they probably retouched
some of the graphics.
> I'm also disappointed by the mix of personal attacks, analogies,
> detailed case specifics and foreign languages in this thread.
> Please try to explain to the laymen instead of handwaving.
Not sure about the foreign languages, but I'm tired of the rest, too.
I know that I'm a bit late to the party and that freeciv and an
endless supply of Pac-Man, Sokoban, and Tetris clones are already in
the archive. But if you care to know the truth, none of them is any
safer or more legal to distribute than any other piece of abandonware
-- unlike, for instance, game machine emulators, which don't contain
protected expression from any particular game's mise en scene.
If you would like, I'll pull some quotes from Nimmer on Copyright next
time I'm in a law library. Which may be tomorrow or next decade.
Cheers,
- Michael
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