Fangames get profit?

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Jan 31 2008, 6:25 am
I was wondering if fangames will be able to earn money with the new BYONDgnome buisness model, and if that's illegal?
Jan 31 2008, 7:09 am (Edited on Jan 31 2008, 9:59 am)
If you've got a license agreement with the copyright holder whose material you use, I doubt BYOND will stand in the way of your making money. If not, then I would not advise using BYOND to market and monetize gamega,es

Edit: gamega,es? I must have been half-asleep typing that. Should be fangames.
Jan 31 2008, 8:46 am
DivineO'peanut wrote:
I was wondering if fangames will be able to earn money with the new BYONDgnome buisness model, and if that's illegal?

Our current plan is to require game authors to opt into the new system, which basically forces them to agree that any revenues they make are their own responsibility.

Lummox JR
Jan 31 2008, 9:06 am
Alright, thanks, both of you!
Jan 31 2008, 6:01 pm
In response to Lummox JR
So in other words, yes, Fangames can make money, but if they get sued, its their own problem.
Jan 31 2008, 7:03 pm
In response to Baladin
Baladin wrote:
So in other words, yes, Fangames can make money, but if they get sued, its their own problem.

That's about how we'd like to handle it, yes. We can't realistically police the entries and this is meant to be an automated system. So let them decide if they're legit or not.

Lummox JR
Feb 2 2008, 12:57 pm
In response to Lummox JR
So does that also mean you are going to let them put PayPal entires and stuff on their hubs and stuff again and openly take donations?
Feb 9 2008, 7:45 am
falacy of the dbz hero's united game is useing it to make money
Feb 9 2008, 9:53 am
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
That's about how we'd like to handle it, yes. We can't realistically police the entries and this is meant to be an automated system. So let them decide if they're legit or not.

Lummox JR

What about ripped games stealing work from other members? And when will this new feature take effect?