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Licensing Loophole

by Entr0py · in Torque Game Engine · 09/05/2001 (3:04 pm) · 4 replies

"You agree that, by your delivery of the games to GarageGames, you are granting to GarageGames all electronic distribution rights such as Web, EDS, and box rights to that game for a period of five years from the time it is first published. GarageGames does not have the right to sequels to your game as long as its content is changed at least fifty percent (50%) from the first game published. "


Does this mean somebody could hack out a crappy game in one night, call it part one, then start serious work on part 2 the next day, free of licensing concerns?
perhaps you should state some kind of minimum guidelines as to when a game is considered "complete"? I would hate to see you guys exploited in this fashion.
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Torque Owner Karsten "Clocks" Viese
#1
09/05/2001 (3:08 pm)
If I remember this right, GG have the right NOT to publish you game if they dont think its good, so I don't think you could get through that loophole.

// CLocks out.

Torque 3D Owner Entr0py
#2
09/05/2001 (3:14 pm)
But what if part 2 kicks ass? You have escaped the need to give them 50%. I am not against gg at all, I just dont want to see that happen to them after so much work.

Torque Owner Harold "LabRat" Brown
#3
09/05/2001 (3:56 pm)
You would still have to use a different engine.

Torque Owner nohbdy
#4
09/05/2001 (9:02 pm)
Right, all that says is that if you make and release a game using the V12 engine called "Super Bubble Spyman 1" and it's a big hit, you retain the rights to make a sequel to the game. You may or may not decide to use the V12 engine for "Super Bubble Spyman: The Return", and Garagegames doesn't have the right to stop you from making your sequel, with Quake 53's engine, as long as it's deemed 50% different from the original (whatever that means, I don't know).. They only have the rights to sell the original for the 5 years from the first day it's publically available

If you do decide to use V12 for the Super Bubble Spyman sequel, you're still bound by the terms of the license - regardless of the fact that it's a sequel...

-nohbdy