Legal Issues

Xanferious · 05-12-2002, 08:24 PM

Is it within the legal right to charge people off the ROM codebase?
let me better define my question, if a mud allowed 1 free account to a person but charged an extra 5.00 a month to have unlimited account's is it legal? or would it still be breaking the rom license?

KaVir · 05-12-2002, 08:54 PM

Such activity is prohibited by the license.

Xanferious · 05-12-2002, 10:01 PM

so if someone wanted to do that they would need the creators of ROM to give them permission?

Darrik · 05-13-2002, 09:39 AM

I believe that restriction began with the Diku crew. I believe ROM is Diku/Merc/ROM... so to be given permission to open a pay-for-play mud, you would need to get permission from the creators of each codebase. Which, I believe, is not possible, since a couple have left the online community.

Darrik Vequir

Xanferious · 05-13-2002, 05:56 PM

i see but its still free to play, but just limited to 1 account, thats still breaking the licence?

KaVir · 05-13-2002, 06:02 PM

Yes, if you are making money then it is still breaking the license.

Xanferious · 05-13-2002, 07:20 PM

thanks for your help

Brianna · 05-14-2002, 12:11 PM

KaVir · 05-14-2002, 12:25 PM

There is only one license for DikuMUD, and it prevents you from making money. Merc is a derivative of Diku. ROM is a derivative of Merc. If you run a ROM, you cannot profit from it.

Brianna · 05-14-2002, 04:06 PM

KaVir · 05-14-2002, 04:34 PM

By the way, there is also a DikuII (aka "Valhalla") which DOES have a commercial license. However there are no Merc (let alone ROM) derivatives based on it, and the license itself only applies to DikuII.

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05-12-2002, 08:24 PM	#1
Xanferious Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 490	Is it within the legal right to charge people off the ROM codebase? let me better define my question, if a mud allowed 1 free account to a person but charged an extra 5.00 a month to have unlimited account's is it legal? or would it still be breaking the rom license?

05-12-2002, 08:54 PM	#2
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	Such activity is prohibited by the license.

05-12-2002, 10:01 PM	#3
Xanferious Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 490	so if someone wanted to do that they would need the creators of ROM to give them permission?

05-13-2002, 09:39 AM	#4
Darrik New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 25	I believe that restriction began with the Diku crew. I believe ROM is Diku/Merc/ROM... so to be given permission to open a pay-for-play mud, you would need to get permission from the creators of each codebase. Which, I believe, is not possible, since a couple have left the online community. Darrik Vequir

05-13-2002, 05:56 PM	#5
Xanferious Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 490	i see but its still free to play, but just limited to 1 account, thats still breaking the licence?

05-13-2002, 06:02 PM	#6
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	Yes, if you are making money then it is still breaking the license.

05-13-2002, 07:20 PM	#7
Xanferious Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 490	thanks for your help

05-14-2002, 12:11 PM	#8
Brianna Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bel Air, MD USA Posts: 81

05-14-2002, 12:25 PM	#9
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	There is only one license for DikuMUD, and it prevents you from making money. Merc is a derivative of Diku. ROM is a derivative of Merc. If you run a ROM, you cannot profit from it.

05-14-2002, 04:06 PM	#10
Brianna Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bel Air, MD USA Posts: 81

05-14-2002, 04:34 PM	#11
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	By the way, there is also a DikuII (aka "Valhalla") which DOES have a commercial license. However there are no Merc (let alone ROM) derivatives based on it, and the license itself only applies to DikuII.

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