Posted by: Kimmo Kainulainen on September 08, 2003 at 02:15:14

: First off, my advise to anybody who has a need to ask that question is this. If you wonder if anybody could sue you for artistic ideas or products you make (scenerio ideas and scripts fall into that range), then you should figure out who is it that you think MIGHT be able to sue you. Then out of professional curtosy, call them up and talk about it. 1st off, it's only good business practice to talk through any possible conflicts before they occur. 2nd, people are more cooperative when you practively discuss an issue rather than after you surprise them. Thanks for the info. I thought it is like this and I am wondering how long organizers are going to be able to use films for free. After all, they are making money, so someone is eventually going to notice :). I am located in Europe and using films as background in some small games would probably not get anyones attention, but I think getting permissions is the way to go. I just hope nobody is going to get sued over there in the US, it would probably hurt the whole scenario industry. Kimmo Kainulainen

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