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Offline Trop

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I've always wondered how legal we all are.
« on: November 27, 2010, 08:06:22 pm »
http://dwellonit.taterunino.net/2010/11/26/derived-works-and-franchises/

Do you think this applies to reproductions?  I know parodies are protected but other then that you could very well take down the whole video game related side of the internet.

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Re: I've always wondered how legal we all are.
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 05:46:53 pm »
Ron Gilbert didn't complain when he saw my Maniac Mansion map; in fact, he even posted a link to it on his Grumpy Gamer blog about the same time the traffic shot up by about a gazillion percent in March 2005.  :P

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Re: I've always wondered how legal we all are.
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 07:38:05 pm »
it's only illegal when they finally catch jonleung driving his official vgmaps ferrarri.  Luckily, it's in his momma's name.