Re: Old games and copyrights


24 Mar 1995 14:19:19 GMT

Bruce Barnett (bbarnett@crash.cts.com) wrote:
: I have been spending several months reprogramming in Inform for PC
: compatibles a 1981-vintage text adventure game, Empire of the Over-Mind.
: Simultaneously, I've been communicating with the Monarch Avalon, the
: current incarnation of Avalon Hill, who owns the copyright to obtain
: permission. After repeated requests I finally have their answer. In
: view of its tone and substance I thought I would share it.

Silly thought: why don't you ask for them to _sell_ you the
copyright? There is a chance (admittedly small) that you are able to
obtain a symbolic price. If 'donating' sounds alien to corporate
ears, maybe 'selling' will produce a more sympathetic reaction.

Matteo