05-24-2007, 09:28 AM
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Master Chief's Windex
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Not according to the right sources.
Source A: http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
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"If I don't charge for it, it's not a violation."
False. Whether you charge can affect the damages awarded in court, but that's main difference under the law. It's still a violation if you give it away -- and there can still be serious damages if you hurt the commercial value of the property. There is an exception for personal copying of music, which is not a violation, though courts seem to have said that doesn't include widescale anonymous personal copying as Napster. If the work has no commercial value, the violation is mostly technical and is unlikely to result in legal action. Fair use determinations (see below) do sometimes depend on the involvement of money.
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Source B: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online...ght_myths.html
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Here are a few old wives' tales that I have heard recently:
"I can use that information as long as I don't charge for it."
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Source C: http://almashriq.hiof.no/ddc/guideli...ten-myths.html
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"If I don't charge for it, it's not a violation."
False. Whether you charge can affect the damages awarded in
court, but that's essentially the only difference. It's still a
violation if you give it away -- and there can still be
heavy damages if you hurt the commercial value of the
property.
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good luck with your game though.
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