Sorry to post this kind of letter, but I'm looking to contact Ralph Wigum (I think), who was bidding in an Ebay auction for some Leading Edge stuff today which...
... Open source doesn't mean public domain, though. Does anyone even has contacts for anybody from the former company? I got the impression that nobody does...
... IANAL (i am not a lawyer) but I think I recall reading that copyright laws do expire unless they're renewed. Eero Juhola! I played in one of your PCCS...
... Lifetime of the author plus seventy years here in the US. Given that Barry Nakazono is still alive and well, PCCS will not fall into the public domain...
... Yes you did, in 1998-2001. Sergeant Kaspula died bravely, riddled by SMG bullets from close range. However your alter ego private Manlevski got away, ...
According to timothy_manley, on 14-6-07 06:10 the word on the street was... ... I'm not a lawyer either, but the specifics of copyright laws vary per country....
[pfff] Like it will even exist in a century! How many books from a century ago still exist? Never mind electronic recordings. These laws guarantee public ...
According to Cpl Ferro, on 14-6-07 16:49 the word on the street was... ... Ummm ... lots? :) I have no figures, but I doubt there are _no_ known copies of more...
... Stuff which was only published in small numbers may vanish completely, often without anyone knowing it vanished. PCCS certainly could disappear, and...
... Also, some people have transcribed the Phoenix Command core rules to DocBook 4.2. This can then be printed out in an OCR-friendly font. When the time...
... be not so sure "we" won't still be around to enjoy the benefits of copyright expiration. there are amazing things going on in the world of medicine....
That was a huge undertaking on your part -- I was impressed with the scope of it. It was also a blast. I only wish I had the time for such a thing now.... To:...
On Thursday 14 June 2007 05:19:38 pm brian mcdonald wrote: <snip> ... The same advances in the world of medicine that would allow "us" ( the public ) to live...
According to Corey, on 15-6-07 04:11 the word on the street was... ... [snip] ... Although I agree, why does the above make me think of the Liz Phair song ...
Dear Corey, I second (or third) this. As I'm not up to your snuff I must express it simpler: truth is the birthright of all, and lies merit no laws to protect...
... You may be thinking of patents, many of which I'll agree with you have little purpose other than to stifle competitive innovation. Copyright only stifles...
Copyright was not designed to create "artificial scarcity". It was implemented to lawfully control the exchange the ideas without unduly sacrificing one's...
... The point of patents is that people will attempt to protect their innovations from copying whether or not there's a patent office, and that patents are...
... In the case of Phoenix Command, ownership of assets might be a problem. Didn't LEG go belly-up in large part due to issues with licensed properties?...
... I was in fact thinking of copyright as well. ... Due to the physical world we live in, form defines function, and therefore all things are capable of being...
... utilizing extremely ... regarding ... bogus claim ... distribution, ... more ... Let me posit a scenario for you in an attempt to demostrate how copyright,...
Dear Madis, I'm going to jump in here and argue "Who cares?" Someone who spends 150 grand on developing such a product in such an environment is just a chump....
According to Cpl Ferro, on 15-6-07 21:59 the word on the street was... ... And so you demonstrate that having _no_ IP laws stifles development even more than...
Dear Gurth, Development of what? Anyone would be free to design whatever they liked, and distribute it however they liked. Making money off of an RPG might...
... The ability to make money off of a product is a significant factor in the decision to make the product (less so in the RPG industry than others, but still...
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