Re: Midgard

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:24:11 +0000

>>True, but a very similar game called Midgard would probably fall foul of
Intellectual Property laws.<<

Its pretty unlikely it would, actually.  Its a pretty common thing in the game
industry.

>>You'll find it very hard to copyright names from mythology.  I believe
there is a German RPG called Midgard.<<

Thats right.

>>There are games out there that are similar to Midgard,<<

Well of course they aren't... Midgard doesn't presently exist, so in order to
be Midgard they would really have to stop running and simply threaten, year
after year, to reappear someday ..

>>but none of them
are Midgard.  If they were obvious copies of Midgard it would be very
easy to contest. <<

You obviously have no experience whatsoever with intellectual property disputes
if you really think that.

>> Besides, it'd be hard to run the game without a head.<<

<grin>  If you're joking, that was quite funny!  If you're serious, it was even
funnier!

>>Strange that it should be the first thing to pop into your head.<<

Mate, I was simply pulling your chain, you don't need to get uppity. : )

If I was going to give up all my own designs and, instead, copy a game for fun
and profit it would be one with some history of durability (and ideally one
which was actually running somewhere successfully).

I would also have copied it, promoted it and launched it, and would be running
it for real players by now.  If *you* ever actually do so, I'll be the first to
congratulate you.  The hobby needs good new games (and good old games back
again.)  What it really doesn't need is daydreamers with no ability to realise
their promises.

Steve T.

References

Re: Midgard
Stephen Weir <sweir@sweir.free-online.co.uk>
Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:39:54 +0000

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Re: Midgard
Stephen Weir <sweir@sweir.free-online.co.uk>
Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:39:54 +0000