Re: King Quest 9 project stopped by Vivendi

Rikard Peterson wrote:

>
> "Michael Vondung" wrote in
> news:5b7hrndzptzy$.9k8cjx36j83c$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx:
>
> > On 4 Nov 2005 23:30:03 GMT, Rikard Peterson wrote:
> >
> >> Regardless, they are in their right to stop it. IMHO, that's
> >> the way it should be, even though KQ9 did look impressive.
> >
> > It may be their legal right, but why do you feel that this is
> > "the way it should be"?
> >
> > M.
>
> I like the general idea of intellectual property. After I've released
> a game, I don't want anybody else to take my characters or the world
> I created and run away with it. I think it's a good thing that no more
> Tintin comics have been made after Hergé died. I don't see the point of
> fan-games. I would like to see more original games.
>
> Some slightly unrelated thoughts there, but together they might give
> you an idea of my viewpoint.
>
> Rikard





You live in a very rigid world...

Why can't you take a character and make your own game
around it?
.

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