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reginold n. user wrote:
> 
> In article <38474034...@home.com>, Major Tom <majo...@home.com> wrote:
> 
> >Personally, I think it's a bit shadey to sell someone else's work.
> 
> Yeah, well, read the fine print.
> 
> You have no rights to your work.

Yes and no. In the industry (I'm talking programming in general -- not
games specifically) most employers sign you to confidentiality and
intellectual property agreements. But that doesn't mean I don't keep a
copy of every bit of code I write and re-use it for similar projects.
(But this is a bit if a tangent.)

> 
> 3Drealms retains all the rights. And permits us to use Build only so long as
> we give up all rights to our work.

Meaning ppl build maps for themselves to play. If they put it on the
net, their giving free reign to use. I don't think 3d Realms would go
after someone for compiling a bunch of maps on cd and marketting it.
Small potatos. But if that person included 3d Realms' maps, that's
another story.

> Theres a place on the User level info form, for permisions.
> But its uninforceable.
> Most info forms on these shareware disks have said something like,
> 'yeah, sure, use my map, just give me credit, and keep this form with it.'
> 
> Plus, everything Don said too.
> 
> --reg
> 

Paul made an interesting point too. Just because someone uses someone
else's product to make money, it doesn't give Microsoft (say) ownership
of the product (despite how much Evil Bill would like it to).

My conclusion. Build maps. Have fun. Share them with the world...

Out of curiosity, Does anyone have any favorite maps? I played a great
one called Pool (mainly in Duke Match). You're in a bar, but the size of
a mouse. You can run through the bar's coin-op pool table, cupboards,
etc. Lots of fun...

The Major