yeah i heared that ns textures are copyrighted and may not be used in maps for other mods. now i have 2 questions.
1) is this true? and if so where is this mentioned?
2) how do we know what are ns textures and what not, whithout having the ns wad.
the thing is i use atleast 2 textures that i saw being used in (unofficial?) ns maps, but i got those from the 'force of evil' foe.wad, named {teckwall01big and metwall , via a link provided by gua in juli on the snarkpit news
thx in advance
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Personaly, I find it lame. They are such nice textures too, but no, they want their textures only used for NS maps. Although if you really wanted the textures, there are ways around it. Like making your own texture based on a NS texture. Should be legal. Although the NS team wont like you very much. Who cares.
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Can I use the NS textures, technology, game world, concept art or anything else for any purpose other then Natural Selection? No. The team has worked very hard to create the NS universe. Please don't e-mail or post asking to use our textures, models or technology for other projects. You can, however, use any artwork from NS for an NS fansite, or NS community resource. You may never use anything from NS to make money, nor may you ever state or imply that any NS assets were made by anyone other then the NS team. If in doubt, e-mail flayra@overmind.org before using anything. Any inappropriate use of any NS content will be pursued aggressively. |
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To Flayra: Just seeing a thread on some of my faviorite forums, they are inquiring about why you are so prominent to not allow your textures in other maps/mods, even for original half life. Also I am quite intregued to see where in any of the valve/Half life EULA's it states people or teams of people are allowed to deny use of thier textures in other games. If you can see any mention of the above statement, please can you email me back with the related document(s) and where in the document. Best regards Dred_furst/Loz |
| ? posted by Dred_furst |
| I am totally for people giving credit for other people's work. |
some would say "isn't that mighty big hearted of you"
i don't believe in copy rights, but thats another story best left in the annals of snarkpit history
you know, this does bring up an idea i had last time we talked bout this..
how can one copyright a texture? wouldn't it be just as easy to copyright the idea of texturing first?
i mean seriously, if you cannot copyright the concept of texture creating, how can you copyright a texture?
better yet, how can you copyright a free public released texture, and if you could, whats to prevent someone from changing the names and releasing the texture set with no strings attached?
seems to me, its enticing people more by denying them the right to free use, especially when you consider that 99% of the maps will never see the light of day, and the good releases may provide people good enough to join the NS community.
the only reason, ONLY reason i never used them was because andrew asked.. nothing else motivated me to not to.
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| You can't copyright ideas, period. |
you sure? i was under the impression that you could copyright a concept... hmm no wonder i dislike this topic 
| ? posted by Crono |
| Maybe those will clear up some confusion. |
not confused so much, as denial 
| ? posted by Dred_furst |
| in that case, its a patant you need to take out, not a copyright. Somehow, i dont think the NS team is going to mail 200+ textures to themself in seperate envelopes to act as a copyright. |
When it comes to law, you better.
it's more like being given a ball, but you're only allowed to play with the ball if the person that gave you it can get a game too.
