Copyright and art works in scenarios?

[MatteLeDog]

Hmm now I notice that the civilopedia.txt file needs to be modified

 

[Plotinus]

Personally I'm a lot more wary of including music than anything else.

I'd agree with this. In the music I've included, I took care to include only things that I downloaded legally for free from various places, on the assumption that these are freely distributable.

I suspect that some of the still images that are used in some scenarios might be treading dangerously, but they are easy to change if anyone complains. I think a harder example is where you take someone's image and manipulate it, eg turning a picture of a building into a Civ-style improvement graphic. But again, if anyone complains, it's easy to change.

I have been trying to contact Toho Studios in Japan, and Columbia Tristar (the American affiliate) for permission to use some copyrighted material and/or clarification of what is allowed, but have yet to get a response from either.

I know for a fact that Toho are exceptionally unwilling to grant permission to use Godzilla material (having been involved very recently in an attempt to gain same), so I doubt very much that you'll have any luck. If you *do* have any luck, please let me know!

 

[Gojira54]

Were you considering a Godzilla mod as well?

 

[Plotinus]

No, this was something for TV. We offered to pay, of course, but they didn't even want to discuss it.