[projectaon] Re: Possibly more on Trevor Newton
- From: James Durrant <james.durrant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:59:57 +0000
What is the process for where we provide replacement illustrations? Do we have
somebody on staff comissioned to do this, or do we need to work with Joe?
> Subject: [projectaon] Re: Possibly more on Trevor Newton
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:45:12 +0000
> From: L.OToole@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> >>I don't think we should use his artwork without his or his heirs'
> >>consent. Apart from it being illegal, it's also just not right to do
> >>so. After all, we expect everybody to respect the Project Aon License.
> >>Moreover, a copyright infringement lawsuit could easily be the death
> >>of Project Aon.
>
> >The one time we've accepted the good-faith-effort defense was in the
> >case of the computer games that we've made available for download. In
> >that case, however, ownership was corporate and the concept of an heir
> >when a corporation goes defunct isn't clear. I lean toward omitting
> >Newton's illustrations without explicit permission from him (or his
> >estate if he has indeed died). We can still make the book available
> >since the illustrations are not essential to gameplay (with perhaps a
> >couple of exceptions?).
>
> For what it's worth (since everybody else seems to be weighing in on
> this) I agree with Jon. While much effort has been made, we haven't yet
> exhausted every possibility, so I think the legal copyright should be
> respected.
>
> Cerulean
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