Re: Legal Stuff (was: [OFFICIAL] FALLOUT 4 (June 99))
From: Paul Lesack <lesack@u...>
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 09:20:59 -0700
Subject: Re: Legal Stuff (was: [OFFICIAL] FALLOUT 4 (June 99))
Buddy Chamberlain wrote:
>
> Ok, I was just curious, and a bit concerned. I've grown up in the
computer
> industry, so I'm used to patents and copyrights and any supposed
> infringement thereof as being the sparks for nice fat lawsuits. :o)
My
> only concern was that eidos might have the actual appearance of Lora
Croft
> copyrighted (in fact, I'd be surprised if they didn't), and thus
making a
> miniature witha similar appearance would border on infringement. I'm
just
> a concerned fan, that's all.
>
> God bless,
> - Buddy
Yes, but "similar" is not "the same", and bordering on
infringement is just that, bordering. And there are no laws
against that. At this time.
Paul