Trend I'm Seein In Remodeling ...
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Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
<div class="IPBDescription">(some precautions have to be taken)</div> Hi, I don't want to be a show stoper but ...
I was just checking a few models from folks who are remodeling the NS models (marines, aliens, ...) and I'm seeing a trend that emerges and that kinda makes me worried.
People are taking ideas from the Alien movies, AVP, AVP2, ... That's cool in all but what about when the model looks alot like one from another game. That worries me in thinking that this might go againts the all might Intellectual property law.
Now some of you might start saying "Yea but NS already took ideas from starcraft for the alien towers". Maybe but maybe the way they designed them was close enough not to cause any problems with that law.
Most model are different in design then the original copy (coming from elsewhere) and still retain the look of it but some others seam to be almost alike.
I don't recall seing any comments in the remodeling threads about warning that the models starting to look alot like one from another game or even cautioning the creator into checking up that issue.
Now I don't want to stop any of them because I personnaly think most of those remodeled projects are COOL !!! I don't want to stop anyone. I just want that issue to be looked on those remodel that look alot like models from other games, before it may be too late. There is nothing worst that having a project almost fully done and having to drop everything because of that.
How about it ?
I was just checking a few models from folks who are remodeling the NS models (marines, aliens, ...) and I'm seeing a trend that emerges and that kinda makes me worried.
People are taking ideas from the Alien movies, AVP, AVP2, ... That's cool in all but what about when the model looks alot like one from another game. That worries me in thinking that this might go againts the all might Intellectual property law.
Now some of you might start saying "Yea but NS already took ideas from starcraft for the alien towers". Maybe but maybe the way they designed them was close enough not to cause any problems with that law.
Most model are different in design then the original copy (coming from elsewhere) and still retain the look of it but some others seam to be almost alike.
I don't recall seing any comments in the remodeling threads about warning that the models starting to look alot like one from another game or even cautioning the creator into checking up that issue.
Now I don't want to stop any of them because I personnaly think most of those remodeled projects are COOL !!! I don't want to stop anyone. I just want that issue to be looked on those remodel that look alot like models from other games, before it may be too late. There is nothing worst that having a project almost fully done and having to drop everything because of that.
How about it ?
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Unless Fox release Aliens vs Predator Vs Potatoes, I'm in the clear..:E
Damn I'd be all over that action...hot hot potato blastin...oh yeah.
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Let's not have that happen again, eh chaps?
Midol, someone?
As long as the author does not take credit for the work, there is no problem.
As for "ideas" coming from other games.. nothing wrong with that.
A good idea is a good idea.
Like the great man said: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it!"
Since the NS official models are all 100% custom made and not from any game, no one can touch them. Now, if NS were to go on as an official game, everything has to be checked thoroughly to prevent any copyright problems.
Replacement models from other games don't really anything. If you converted them yourself and use them for your personnal use, you're fine. But the moment you start distributing it, then there are problems.
i think we've got our behinds covered on that part, and with the NUMEROUS threads speaking out against plagerism, and well, in my humble opinion, it's over-worked too much