rec.autos.simulators

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Thu, 05 Feb 1998 04:00:00

(snip)
it would not be a smart move for
a company in their position to make.
(unsnip)

Hey!
I never advocated that they *DO* it!!
I simply said that it would not be *illegal* to do it.

There is a big difference between what *can* be done legally and what
commonsense says *should* be done!

--
Bruce
(at work)

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get
tired."
(Jules Renard)

by **Greg Cisk** » Sun, 08 Feb 1998 04:00:00

>(snip)
>Yes you can. A likeness is copyrighted just as much as a logo, a name
>or anything else. If you make a likeness of Spa or Monaco you _can_ be
>sued, it's just a question of whether or not the track wants to. You
>can take that risk as you have relatively little to lose, a companu
>like Papyrus cannot.
>(unsnip)

>Okay.....I *CAN* be sued. But the likelihood of the suit being
>successful is minimal. The likeness is NOT copyrighted....witness a
>case involving the Coca-Cola bottle.
>What *is* likely to be successful is that I would not have the finances
>to withstand a lawsuit from a multi-national conglomerate, and would
>therefore back down.

Agreed. However Papyrus does not have this problem as the parent
company of Sierra has big bucks.

Proof of this is whether the Driver X (Villeneuve) helmut in the game
is painted like the real Villeneuve helmut. I have not checked but
suspect it may be.

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by **Bruce Kennewel** » Tue, 10 Feb 1998 04:00:00

> Proof of this is whether the Driver X (Villeneuve) helmut in the game
> is painted like the real Villeneuve helmut. I have not checked but
> suspect it may be.

Greg....
It is.
Not only that, but the personal information regarding "Driver X" is also
related to Jacques V.

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