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Posted by: aku
Posted by: navilord
hm, scary. anyway, I doubt they'll go after you as long as you stay away from big companies. they're the ones who make you big and well-known. as long as it stays somewhat private, people won't know about it. sure, that's bad, but at least you won't get sued!
You're right, mostly. If they can't see you, they can't do anything to you. But in my opinion, that is a horrible way to have to approach a project. Should I really have to worry that I might be too good, that what I am doing will become too popular?
No... people shouldn't have to worry that what they are doing will be shut down if they actually achieve their goals. There should be some way of knowing before you start whether you will be able to finish.
So, yeah. Some sort of guidelines or rules or something would be nice to have.
I think you missed my poorly stated point. It's not about not trying to make it superly-awesome, but in reality, that doesn't make you big. Companies do. Money does. NOT good ideas. it's reality. you got money? you wanna make a movie? kay, we got Beonce, she can be the mom...
Seriously. So just do your own thing, and I'd be happy with a somewhat small community of fans. as long as you don't go money-making, or money at all being moved around, you'll be absolutely fine.
and good for you, you should go for it. I'd be glad to help if it's not modding. i just do non-modding machinima. although a few mods never hurt. ;-)
[Edited on 04.25.2007 7:17 PM PDT]