[quote author=steveola link=board=news;num=1084916608;start=0#0 date=05/18/04 at 23:43:28]The port of the classic game 'Another World' has been taken off the authors website due to copyright complications.[/quote]Ack! That leaves me in a sticky situation. Although I love the fact that Out of this World was on the Dreamcast through raw, I'm afraid I'm going to have to repect the author's wishes and discontinue any work on rawDC.
I'll try to contact Eric Chahi and see if there is some compromise that can be made - since his work on re-releasing Out of This World obviously won't include the Dreamcast. Maybe I'll be able to get the release out as a cover disc for a future issue of Dream On. Thank heavens I picked up the source to 0.1.1 before the downloads went down. It has sound and music, so it's basically complete now and would warrant space on a cover disc.
[quote author=steveola link=board=news;num=1084916608;start=0#0 date=05/18/04 at 23:43:28]Bit silly if you ask me, as the original game is still available for download from many Abandonware sites.[/quote]Abandonware is illegal, especially when the copyright holder still actively protects their property, as Eric Chahi obviously does.
It would have been nice if he could have worked out a compromise, like ScummVM did with LucasArts, since raw isn't just for PC, but Xbox and Dreamcast as well. But, when the original author makes a decision, authors of ports have to respect the original author's wishes.
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