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Hguols wrote:if I hear back from the creator. Its been a few days and I haven't heard anything.
Just to clarify, what you asked him was in regards to donations
ShadowHunter wrote:Be prepared to wait a few months to a year before he will respond , it is just plain rude how he threads this community... he still makes money while we keep his product alive...
ShadowHunter wrote:Hguols wrote:if I hear back from the creator. Its been a few days and I haven't heard anything.
Be prepared to wait a few months to a year before he will respond , it is just plain rude how he threads this community... he still makes money while we keep his product alive...
Unless he is dead or seriously ill I think dropping a line now and then is the least he could do... internet is everywere even abroad, in a hotel or on the beach... Pardon my French but this is bothering me for a long time now...
Gumbro wrote:Indirect benefit would be that you are not selling the game, but another person is, or a company or a distributor is, and you get a share of the sales.
Just make sure that the donation button is not for the game. "Buy me a beer" button is fine. "Get yourself an expanded version of the game by donating" is not, neither is "Donate in order to support the game development" as the last two buttons connect the donation to the game.
Gumbro wrote:I'd be more careful about the use of the sprites and visuals in your game (or in any game for that matter). Prior to launch do check you have a written permission from the copyright holder(s). If you do not have the permission to use those for your game, someone might appear and insist on pulling your game off the site. If you cannot reach the copyright holders, it is important that you have at least made a sufficient effort to contact them.
..it seems like splitting hairs to me.
@mercedes, no, it really is so that the profit must be connected to the game sales. Hguols can work at McDonald's while developing and distributing the game, for example . Having a "disconnected" donation button on the site is the same.
Gumbro wrote:(I'm not a lawyer, but I happen to know some copyright related legal stuff, so I'll try to help you out on this one.)
If the copyright holders do not reply, then you can go ahead using the sprites. Just be aware that they still own the copyright and may later enforce that right. But they cannot demand anything from you from the time period you were using the sprites, because you made an effort to contact them and they did not reply to you. This is a common problem with old art, for example, and it is handled this way. Abandonware computer art is the same. So you are quite safe.
@mercedes, no, it really is so that the profit must be connected to the game sales. Hguols can work at McDonald's while developing and distributing the game, for example . Having a "disconnected" donation button on the site is the same.
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