Do we really need this? All this is good for is for the people who can't type 100wpm with reasonable accuracy. I don't think I would be able to speak much faster (at a normal speed) any faster than I could type. Plus, I only think so fast.
So...Everyone should learn to type at 100wpm and the problem is solved. Also, who wants to hear a bunch of chatering at the library with people "typing" on the computers verses very loud obnoxiouse 100wpm typing sounds that make the people typing at 40wpm drop their jaws.
There wasn't much to negotiate. I looked the old e-mail up for you...
A release granting us the rights to distribute your game or app with our products. Note this is only the non-exclusive publication rights copyright remains with you, and you're still perfectly entitled to distribute it online or however you see fit.
Claiming your prize constitutes acceptance of these conditions, but to keep the lawyers happy, could you cut and paste the following text into your reply:
I, [YOUR NAME HERE] hearby grant Datel Ltd the non-exclusive rights to publish and distribute my software program entitled [PROGRAM NAME HERE]. I confirm the program is my own work.
As you can see.....it's pretty much nothing. Also, thanks for reminding me that i'm "property"...
If anyone is wondering...I forgot the name of it, but there is a game that has random start-up pictures...one of the pictures showed some bare-breasts.;-)
Some people are asking whether the homebrew games were made by Datel and if not, how were the authors compensated...well, I'm one of the authors of one of the games on that disc, Super Snake DS. Everyone got $180 worth of stinky Datel products...honestly...i'm starting to wish I never gave them permission to include my game, even if it is freely downloadble already.
Though, it's not like anyone gave them full rights to the games, there "contract" over e-mail basicly just allowed them to include the game and that's it, otherwise the original authors can do whatever they want. Though, then again, it's not like I can technically enter into a legally binding contract to begin with, so I guess the little e-mail I sent them means nothing further more.
Though, I'm sure the fact that I wrote a game for the Nintendo DS at the age of 17 that got onto a commerically aviable product that can be purchased at your local Best Buy will look good somewhere...so it's not all bad.
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Do we really need this? All this is good for is for the people who can't type 100wpm with reasonable accuracy. I don't think I would be able to speak much faster (at a normal speed) any faster than I could type. Plus, I only think so fast. So...Everyone should learn to type at 100wpm and the problem is solved. Also, who wants to hear a bunch of chatering at the library with people "typing" on the computers verses very loud obnoxiouse 100wpm typing sounds that make the people typing at 40wpm drop their jaws.
There wasn't much to negotiate. I looked the old e-mail up for you...
...
A release granting us the rights to distribute your game or app with our products. Note this is only the non-exclusive publication rights copyright remains with you, and you're still perfectly entitled to distribute it online or however you see fit.
Claiming your prize constitutes acceptance of these conditions, but to keep the lawyers happy, could you cut and paste the following text into your reply:
I, [YOUR NAME HERE] hearby grant Datel Ltd the non-exclusive rights to publish and distribute my software program entitled [PROGRAM NAME HERE]. I confirm the program is my own work.
As you can see.....it's pretty much nothing. Also, thanks for reminding me that i'm "property"
If anyone is wondering...I forgot the name of it, but there is a game that has random start-up pictures...one of the pictures showed some bare-breasts. ;-)
Some people are asking whether the homebrew games were made by Datel and if not, how were the authors compensated...well, I'm one of the authors of one of the games on that disc, Super Snake DS. Everyone got $180 worth of stinky Datel products...honestly...i'm starting to wish I never gave them permission to include my game, even if it is freely downloadble already.
Though, it's not like anyone gave them full rights to the games, there "contract" over e-mail basicly just allowed them to include the game and that's it, otherwise the original authors can do whatever they want. Though, then again, it's not like I can technically enter into a legally binding contract to begin with, so I guess the little e-mail I sent them means nothing further more.
Though, I'm sure the fact that I wrote a game for the Nintendo DS at the age of 17 that got onto a commerically aviable product that can be purchased at your local Best Buy will look good somewhere...so it's not all bad.