[arg_discuss] ARG website copyrights
Brian Clark
bclark at gmdstudios.com
Fri Sep 12 12:28:57 EDT 2008
While I know publishers are frequently risk-adverse, and laws are different
from country to country, here in the U.S. you actually have a lot more
latitude than that (speaking as someone who's also done a lot of content
publishing over the years.)
The "Fair Use" exclusion on copyrights has long-standing (and well tested)
provisions when the excerpts or illustrative examples are being used in
critique or review. UK has a similar law structure, and in Australia in the
same rights are contained under the concept "fair dealings exceptions".
Of course, that's a fuzzy zone ... and getting a release form isn't fuzzy at
all (but I'm a big advocate of people understanding their fair use rights as
a content publisher!)
Actionable advice: consult an attorney, try to get the releases, but argue
you don't actually need them :)
-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org] On
Behalf Of Adam Martin
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:06 AM
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARG website copyrights
Perhaps each arg owner could add a screenshot of their ARG to the
flickr photopool for designs we could put onto the back of MOO cards
to promote ARGs?
http://www.flickr.com/groups/809268@N25/
(c.f. the transcript of the last IRC chat, especially this post:
http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/arg_discuss/2008-August/001523.html
)
2008/9/11 Geneviève Cardin <baroblik at videotron.ca>:
> In Quebec, Canada, it's always better to ask written permission to user
> screen shots, and visual elements from a game (XBox or online).
> Just because it informs the developer of that game that you are talking
> about his creation, and most of all, someone involve in the project can
give
> you better screen shots than the one you've picked, and also you'll have
the
> full proof approbation before selling you book.
>
> It's not something really hard to get (well it depends from which business
> you need it from) and generally everyone likes to know when someone talks
> about their production.
>
>
>
> I did what's consider to be the first ARG in Quebec : www.unhommemort.com
> (in french - 90 000 subscribers) - if you need any screen shots ;)
>
>
> Geneviève Cardin
> Baroblik communication et multimédia
> Consultation, idéation et scénarisation
> de sites web et d'environnements interactifs multi-fenêtres
>
> cell : (514) 924-TOUI (8684)
> baroblik at videotron.ca
>
>
>
>
> On 08-09-11, at 08:49, Markus Montola wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> As I've mentioned earlier, I'm writing a book with Jaakko Stenros and
>> Annika Waern on pervasive games. In our book, we also discuss ARGs.
>>
>> Now that we plan to illustrate our book, we should probably obtain
>> copyrights for website screen captures -- maybe?
>>
>> The question is: Do you think we should get written permissions letter,
as
>> our publisher operates in USA. And the more important question: Has
anyone
>> done this, and does anyone have an idea who (at Microsoft ?) would have
such
>> info. I guess the games people are all about Games for Windows and XBOX
>> anyway...
>>
>>
>> So, anyone being able to give a tip here? Or, Elan, you might know more
>> about who holds The Beast rights? :-)
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> - Markus Montola
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