Work in progress Standards of Hell (Diablo Tribute)

**Your Computer** · 09-02-2012, 02:16 AM

Disbanded or no longer in business does not imply lack of copyright. Take for example Pumpkin studios, the developers of Warzone2100. When they decided to close down, they released the source code of Warzone2100 and made it open to the public--free to modify and distribute. The source code did not originally contain any of the video and music content of the original game. Why? Because they didn't hold copyright for that content. After some time they got permission from the copyright holders to release the music and video content with the source code.

Open source means the source code is available to everyone, to modify and redistribute. Look at Penumbra Overture's source code. Do you see anything other than text files? Distributing anything beyond Overture's source code from Penumbra Overture would be illegal, since only the source code has been made publicly available. And as far as i know, Diablo is not open source.

Youtube, though bearing similarities, is an entirely different issue.

**Streetboat** · 09-02-2012, 03:09 AM

Well, you just deconstructed most of what makes this mod great. :/ Looks like I have to go shuffling with thumb in mouth to the Blizzard higher-ups and ask for permission... :/

**kira1000** · 09-02-2012, 03:26 AM

sorry, did not mean to spoil this development. I simply wanted to give some advice to prevent your CS from being removed for piracy like several others. Sad

**Streetboat** · 09-02-2012, 03:35 AM

Well the problem seems that it won't be removed from these forums due to piracy since Traggey gave me permission, it now seems more likely that if I were to release this, I might get sued by Blizzard, unless I speak to them... god I hate the legal system. They butchered (no pun intended) the diablo franchise, they have no right to target a non-profit fan tribute on an entirely different engine.

**failedALIAS** · 09-02-2012, 03:38 AM

(09-02-2012, 03:35 AM)Streetboat Wrote: Well the problem seems that it won't be removed from these forums due to piracy since Traggey gave me permission, it now seems more likely that if I were to release this, I might get sued by Blizzard, unless I speak to them... god I hate the legal system. They butchered (no pun intended) the diablo franchise, they have no right to target a non-profit fan tribute on an entirely different engine.

As long as you don't make money off of it, and it isn't keeping THEM from making money, I see no reason for them to sue you.

**Obliviator27** · 09-02-2012, 03:39 AM

To be honest, I don't think they would really care, let alone even hear about it.
Other stories had ripped content and weren't sued by the developers of those games.
But it wouldn't hurt to be on the safe side and contact Blizzard.

**failedALIAS** · 09-02-2012, 03:41 AM

(09-02-2012, 03:39 AM)Obliviator27 Wrote: To be honest, I don't think they would really care, let alone even hear about it.
Other stories had ripped content and weren't sued by the developers of those games.
But it wouldn't hurt to be on the safe side and contact Blizzard.

Right, and who the hell sues a tribute? That's like beating the baker of a birthday cake cause it had your name on it.

**Kman** · 09-02-2012, 03:55 AM

(09-02-2012, 03:41 AM)failedALIAS Wrote:
(09-02-2012, 03:39 AM)Obliviator27 Wrote: To be honest, I don't think they would really care, let alone even hear about it.
Other stories had ripped content and weren't sued by the developers of those games.
But it wouldn't hurt to be on the safe side and contact Blizzard.
Right, and who the hell sues a tribute? That's like beating the baker of a birthday cake cause it had your name on it.

You'd be surprised how far some people will go...

**Obliviator27** · 09-02-2012, 03:56 AM

*cough* Apple *cough*

**Streetboat** · 09-02-2012, 05:26 AM

(09-02-2012, 03:41 AM)failedALIAS Wrote: Right, and who the hell sues a tribute? That's like beating the baker of a birthday cake cause it had your name on it.

That may be the best metaphor I've ever heard.