An accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even though they take no part in the actual criminal offense. It isn't required that they profit from the crime, and often they don't.
The executive summary: Atari gets full ownership and rights to every submission, winning or otherwise, and you'll never earn anywhere near $100k even if you win the top prize.
Another case where estoppal applies - they've let homebrewers use the fuji logo for decades now without a single takedown notice.
Apparently Atari thinks they can sell more Fuji logo mugs and shirts at Target if they push around those that kept the flame alive.
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An accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even though they take no part in the actual criminal offense. It isn't required that they profit from the crime, and often they don't.
Gamasutra covered how much of a scam this contest is.
The executive summary: Atari gets full ownership and rights to every submission, winning or otherwise, and you'll never earn anywhere near $100k even if you win the top prize.
All of this is rather unsurprising, given the dirty tricks Atari Legal have been playing lately.
Another case where estoppal applies - they've let homebrewers use the fuji logo for decades now without a single takedown notice. Apparently Atari thinks they can sell more Fuji logo mugs and shirts at Target if they push around those that kept the flame alive.