Re: Bug#405441: ITP: smc -- A Jump and Run game like Super Mario World written in C++

["Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez" <muammarelkhatib@gmail.com>]

Dear MJ Ray,

On 1/4/07, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> Alex de Oliveira Silva <enerv@host.sk> wrote:
> > I don't know if it is a good program because it have images from "Mario"
> > (a trademark of Nintendo[1]). I'm sending one copy of this email to
> > debian-legal. On the other hand, if somebody wants to package a SMC
> > please look if it is possible, because it have copyright license.
>
> What copyright licence are the graphics under?  It looks like they may
> infringe Nintendo's copyright.  The trademark seems less worrying.
>
> I think it could be included in main with alternative 'clean room'
> graphics instead of the red-hatted plumber, green pipes and so on.
> Are there any?

So, you mean it could be included in main using alternative graphics
instead of the current ones. If it would not be possible to change the
current images,  I'd like to know: couldn't be smc included into
debian? couldn't be smc included in another category instead of main?

I'd be pleased if you answer me.

Thanks for reading and regards;
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