Hi listers, Please, take the dog guide rights topic off list. I know it is important to all of us in the visually impaired community, but it is off topic for this list. <Smile>
Charles Rivard wrote: > Show them the laws regarding service animals. Maybe the school where you > trained with the dog would help by backing you up with the authority that > the housing authorities don't think you have. Also, let them know that you > will, willingly, get the police and any other authorities necessary > involved. > > --- > If you don't stand behind our troops, > please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:08 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] copyrights > > > >> It's funny, but I'm having to do something similar in my life. You'll >> forgive me for straying from the topic of games briefly I hope, but I'm >> having some difficulty with the housing authority letting me get a guide >> dog. Right now they seem to think they can count the service animal as a >> pet, so they're telling me that if I were to get a guide dog and later >> want >> a pet I'd have to get rid of my guide dog. But it goes back to what you >> said >> about companies not listening to you as an individual, but if you have >> some >> sort of atourney or other legal personality you at least stand a chance. >> Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:57 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] copyrights >> >> >> >>> Hi Bryan, >>> That is exactly the issue I am facing. If I release my Tomb Raider game >>> and Star Wars games as fan fiction, make them open source, etc it might >>> be enough to cover my butt legally since I did not technically make any >>> money off the games. However, that still breaks the part of the end user >>> license agreement that states that all sounds, music, pictures, etc are >>> for my soul use, and may not be transmitted, sublicenced, etc without >>> the expressed permission of the copyright holder. If so that really >>> screws me if I want to even offer a free version of the game. >>> What all this really boils down to is if I really want to work with >>> copyrighted materials I will have to retain an attorney to give me the >>> necesary legal view with copyrights to find out exactly what I can and >>> can not do. Perhaps an attorney might be able to get some permission >>> from the various licensing offices for the copyright holders to do what >>> I want to do legally. Generally, speaking my previous experience with >>> companies is they won't listen to you as an individual, but they will >>> listen to your attorney if they make the request through more legal >>> channels. However, obtaining an attorney to do this is not exactly a >>> cheap prospect. >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
