PIANOTM'S PROFILE

author=Isrieri

author=pianotm
Logan's Run

Logan's Run was so surreal. Was that the one with the weird ice robot that looked like a refrigerator?

Yes it was (It looked more to me like he was wearing an AC conduit as a robe).

It just gives me hope that someday, people might think I'm sexy. (Sexy werewolves...I don't see it.)

author=kory_toombs
Interested in the Mass Effect just to play the third one, but doubt my computer could handle any of that stuff. If we win could we not just ask you to give our prize to someone else?

author=pianotm
After my fiasco with Humble Bundle and NOT getting VX Ace and their support NOT helping, and NOT refunding, and NOT responding to anymore of my emails, for another chance at VX Ace, I'm in.

Did you have problems downloading? Try using Google Chrome, instead of internet explorer.

I'm on Chrome. Humble Bundle worked just fine. My library filled up, I had my Steam keys, but I didn't have Steam downloaded and I ran out of power. The next night, my library was empty and my Steam keys were disabled. After a month of being given a runaround, being berated, and finally being threatened, I was told that what happened was that Humble Bundle's system glitched when accepting the payment, that it deactivated the purchase as a result, then told me it was my fault for using Paypal without fully understanding how their system works, that I wasn't getting a refund, and that they aren't going to correct the matter, and that next time, I should take the time to learn how to pay properly. (No shit. Their rep actually told me this.)

author=Liberty

author=Darken

author=kentona
I loved that movie. Bought it on bluray when I saw it in a bargain bin at Superstore. I haven't watched it yet, and I keep meaning to, but I think it is a little too dark for my (nearly) 2 and 5 year olds.

i recommend Land before Time for some joyous fun

That movie... I actually found it more traumatising than Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and Last Unicorn combined. >.<;

It's odd, thinking about it now. Mum was really careful with what we watched growing up (she's super religious) but we got to watch those movies and ones like them without much issue. I guess she figured we'd be able to tell fantasy from reality even at that age.

Oh, it's a bit aged now but I figure the Star Wars fan in you would like it - there's an animated series about Ewoks floating around from the 80s. It's still a pretty enjoyable series for what it is. Apparently you can get the DVDs though I've only ever found the first, myself.

Urrgh, I grew up with Ewoks and even when I was little, I didn't like the show. It was on at the same time as Voltron in St. Louis and Voltron always won out. The Land Before Time, I actually saw in the theater when it came out. I think I was six or seven. I don't have a lot of memories of it.

Kaempfer is right.

I've learned a tremendous amount about copyright law in the many years I've been writing. Stealing copyright material isn't as easy as people think. There are laws in place that protect the "fanfiction" writer. Fanfiction is regarded as transformative and therefore, as long as it doesn't directly copy content and cash in trademarked names, is, in theory, legally immune from copyright infringement claims.

Now, your concern. Copyright registration is not necessary. The state merely provides that as a service so you can prove ownership of intellectual property. In fact, the copyright legally exists the moment you create the work to be copyrighted. The problem comes in proving that copyright's existence. In indie game development, this doesn't seem like there would be a problem. Nobody is going to be able to go to a court of law and say that an indie game didn't exist when the archives clearly show that it did.

This was the overriding factor that let me confidently post "Do Broken Toys Go to Heaven." Yes, I risk that short story being stolen, but in fact, I can now easily show its publication on RMN. Nobody can ever make that go away, especially with Kentona's policy of preserving absolutely everything for posterity. I personally don't care if the story is copied and distributed by others. What I am concerned about is that my name is attached to the story. To me, taking my name off the story and then claiming you wrote it would be the true act of theft.