Re: A89: Fw: StarFox -Reply

To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A89: Fw: StarFox -Reply
From: Jeremy Moore <senoramor@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:38:04 -0800 (PST)
Delivered-To: assembly-89-outgoing@towerguard.unix.edu.sollentuna.se
Reply-To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org

I think you should make the game but don't name it StarFox.  Name it
something completely different like FarStox or something.  Mr. Reno
seems to be concerned with the StarFox name and not the game. 
Besides, you could name the main character something unique like
'Shroud'.

Seriously though, I'd suggest making it, though I would change a few
things to get NOA off your back.

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---Miles Raymond <m_rayman@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hey everyone!  Take a look at the attached message and tell me what
your opinions about it are.  Do
> you think that means that if I make it, NOA will sue me?  I wouldn't
be making a profit out of it,
> but I don't think that Bill Reno recognized that all TI programs are
free.  Should I start on this,
> or should I avoid the risk of getting sued...
> 
> And if you take a look at that second paragraph...  Do you think
there is anything going on between
> MS and NOA??  (next Nintendo platform will be running MS
Windows64...)  Scary...
> 
> -Miles Raymond
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nintendo Nintendo <NINTENDO@noa.nintendo.com>
> To: m_rayman@bigfoot.com <m_rayman@bigfoot.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 4:03 PM
> Subject: StarFox -Reply
> 
> 
> >Hello Miles!
> >
> >Thanks for contacting us before spending too much time on your
> >project.  I could attach the extremely lengthy form-letter response
> >from our Legal Department to companies\individuals asking to
> >use our copyrighted/trademarked property, but I'll condense it to
> >one word: No!
> >
> >Any distribution or use of a game containing the properties you
> >suggest would prompt swift action.  Our Legal Department
> >aggressively protects the company's property.  As would the
> >Legal Department of any company.  I'm sure if you were to contact
> >Microsoft, our neighbor, and ask if you could use the name
> >Windows for your OS, you would get that lengthy legal response
> >and possibly more!  ;-)
> >
> >Nintendo of America Inc.
> >Bill Reno
> >
> >World Wide Web URL: |  Power Line (Automated Product Info)
> >http://www.nintendo.com/ |   (425)885-7529
> >
> >>>> "Miles Raymond" <m_rayman@bigfoot.com> 11/16/98
> >07:50pm >>>
> >Hello
> >
> >My name is Miles Raymond.  I would like to know if I can make a
> >game for the Texas Instruments 89 (TI-89) graphing calculator
> >based on StarFox64.  I am contacting you first because I would
> >like to know if I would be infringing on any copyrights that
> >Nintendo has on the StarFox name or the game play/design.  The
> >title that I would like to make is called StarFox89 and it will be
> >programmed in assembly, for fast, efficient code.
> >
> >Thank you for you time, and your response.
> >
> >-Miles Raymond
> 
> 

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