[MUD-Dev] User-created content ownership

[Christopher Allen]

From: "Edward Glowacki" <glowack2 at msu.edu> wrote:

> After reading an article on GameSpy today

>   http://www.gamespy.com/gdc2002/mmog/

> I was inspired to think about content ownership in a game where
> users can create their own content.  I think the key is for
> whoever is running the game to not be greedy, and define up-front
> what the user's rights are.  Here's the whole thing in detail, and
> feedback is appreciated:

We have a very specific policies regarding content as part of the
Skotos Terms-Of-Agreement. Our Marrach users in particular are
creating a lot of participatory content, in the game as well as
outside of the game, some of which we are putting together into a
book.

  7 a. Participatory Content. As part of our interactive approach,
  Skotos provides you with certain opportunities to submit your own
  ideas, text, graphics, plots, characters, feedback and other
  materials while you participate in the Games, bulletin boards,
  chat rooms and other activities in the Site or Services
  (collectively, "Participatory Content"). By submitting any
  Participatory Content, you represent and warrant that you are the
  owner of or have the right to post your Participatory Content, and
  your Participatory Content does not infringe the rights of any
  third party. You hereby grant Skotos a perpetual, irrevocable,
  non-exclusive, sub-licensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to
  use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, publicly
  display and perform any and all of your Participatory Content in
  all media now known or later developed. You, and not Skotos, are
  entirely responsible for all of your Participatory Content that
  you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the Site,
  Services or Games.

-- Christopher Allen

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