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David11
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Hi Peeps
Thats it, Im done searching anything. I get more confused when I see two sides of an argument HAHAHAHA.
But seriously, when is copyright considered copyright? Here are my thoughts. For an example, without mentioning names, we have a game, of an individual that goes on a journey, to save the land, and rescue someone. Well that sounds like a lot of games. Mario Bro's, Zelda, and so forth. They have different names, different stories, but yet they are simmilar in so many ways. Yet, noone is suing anyone.
With my issue, if anyone reads a recent topic I had done, I was thinking of doing an idea that was done already. Here is the topic: https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/prisoner-of-war-style-game.34978/#post-216766
Right at the moment, Im doing another main project, and just fiddling with this new project. I dont want to make a clone so much, but grab some ideas from the original. When I take a step back, depending on how I look at it, Im right as well as wrong. Here is how I see it.
1) It will be based on a war
2) Will become a prisoner
3) Have certain time-restrictions. For example, a car has to be returned at 12:00 pm
4) Must interact with other characters.
With just saying the above, it doesnt 100% make you think of the original game. It just makes you think of new game. But when I change it, to sound closer to the original game, it might sound like this.
1) Based on WW2
2) Prisoner at concentration camp
3) Must get to an area for role call.
4) Talk to other prisoners, to help you escape.
Saying it like that now, might get you too say "Oh ya, that sounds like "Prisoner of War for ps2" The Hell? As I fidle with this second project off and on, Im making it too close to the original. Im trying not to do that. So how do you copyright a war? Or to be somewhere at a particular time? If I change the story, the people, why hes in prisoner, I might be able to get away with the "It reminds me of this game" crowd. And even if people dont realize it, there have been a couple of games, simmilar to GTA. They're not as big as GTA, but still. If I mention "stealing cars" the one game we all think of is GTA. How can you copyright stealing cars?
Thats it, Im done searching anything. I get more confused when I see two sides of an argument HAHAHAHA.
But seriously, when is copyright considered copyright? Here are my thoughts. For an example, without mentioning names, we have a game, of an individual that goes on a journey, to save the land, and rescue someone. Well that sounds like a lot of games. Mario Bro's, Zelda, and so forth. They have different names, different stories, but yet they are simmilar in so many ways. Yet, noone is suing anyone.
With my issue, if anyone reads a recent topic I had done, I was thinking of doing an idea that was done already. Here is the topic: https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/prisoner-of-war-style-game.34978/#post-216766
Right at the moment, Im doing another main project, and just fiddling with this new project. I dont want to make a clone so much, but grab some ideas from the original. When I take a step back, depending on how I look at it, Im right as well as wrong. Here is how I see it.
1) It will be based on a war
2) Will become a prisoner
3) Have certain time-restrictions. For example, a car has to be returned at 12:00 pm
4) Must interact with other characters.
With just saying the above, it doesnt 100% make you think of the original game. It just makes you think of new game. But when I change it, to sound closer to the original game, it might sound like this.
1) Based on WW2
2) Prisoner at concentration camp
3) Must get to an area for role call.
4) Talk to other prisoners, to help you escape.
Saying it like that now, might get you too say "Oh ya, that sounds like "Prisoner of War for ps2" The Hell? As I fidle with this second project off and on, Im making it too close to the original. Im trying not to do that. So how do you copyright a war? Or to be somewhere at a particular time? If I change the story, the people, why hes in prisoner, I might be able to get away with the "It reminds me of this game" crowd. And even if people dont realize it, there have been a couple of games, simmilar to GTA. They're not as big as GTA, but still. If I mention "stealing cars" the one game we all think of is GTA. How can you copyright stealing cars?
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