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How not to be sued 28 Aug, 2001, 01:01 / 7 comments

By Jake


Adventure Developer has finally run the much talked about (in some circles) opinion/advice column, "A lesson on Legal Anarchy: How to Avoid the Cold Wrath of LEC." The article, by The Adventure Game's "Yorik Kingzjester esq," discusses the do's and don'ts when making your LucasArts-themed fan game or addon.

The article deals in US copyright law and common sense, pulling examples from Narrative's Legends of LeChuck, and Scurvyliver's Fate of Monkey Island, one of the first fangames to be shut down, as well as others. I, um, haven't read the whole thing yet, but probably should.

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7 Comments

  • Mad Lord Snapcase on 28 Aug, 2001, 12:27…
    La-La? What do the teletubbies have to do with this?
  • Sloth on 28 Aug, 2001, 14:43…
    By this post, the Public Broadcasting Station hereby demands that you cease and desist all unauthorized use of the Teletubbies? name and all other proprietary property, and provide written assurances that you will comply with this demand. If you do not comply, we will be forced to take legal action. At the very least, we'll send Big Bird out to rough you up a bit. Have a good day.
  • Murray-Mint on 29 Aug, 2001, 13:52…
    Big Bird is not the legal property of British Broadcasting PLC. I, acting with my authority of the SS Police (Sesame Street), am hereby asking you, on behald of Sesame Street productions, to cease and desist from all unauthorised use of the Big Bird property and all such related properties. The only authorised property usage is for Channel 4 Ltd. If you do not cease and desist immediately from this unauthorised usage of properties and provide written assurances, we shall be forced to take legal action also. If legal action is deemed ineffective then we shall send DJG around.
  • Metallus on 29 Aug, 2001, 17:27…
    I thought Big Bird was property of Jim Henson Enterprises & the Children's Television Workshop! The Letters of the day are S-U-E.
  • DJG on 29 Aug, 2001, 17:06…
    I take no prisoners.
  • Darnn on 28 Aug, 2001, 07:16…
    Fools! Narrative wanted to make MI4 and Legends Of LeChuck! It was Scurvyliver who made FoMI!
  • Jake on 28 Aug, 2001, 17:27…
    Sorry for confusing ShawArts and Scurvyliver :) Oops