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StarBorn
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Hey everyone ...
I was just wondering ... since this is a 3DO port ... and an option has been added in 0.5.0 to include 3DO movies, is there any possiblity that these will be made available to the public?
Thx in advance
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StarBorn
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Thx for the link ... now if only I thought fileplanet was worth paying for 
But thx for the answer. Unfortunately, I don't have the 3DO version ... I've only ever played the PC version ... any idea who has the copyright on the movies? I would assume it'd be the same people who had the copyright on the game (since they're a part of it), but apparently not ... or is it that they just haven't agreed to release those to the public? (Would assume by your answer that it's no. 1, but some time spent in Scotland taught me not to Ass-U-Me anything *LoL*)
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Novus
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But thx for the answer. Unfortunately, I don't have the 3DO version ... I've only ever played the PC version ... any idea who has the copyright on the movies?
Possible copyright holders (in increasing order of estimated probability):
- Accolade, the publisher of PC SC2, was assimilated by Infogrames which merged with Atari. Unlikely, as they weren't involved in the 3DO released (in fact, TFB bought some rights to the game back from Accolade for the 3DO version).
- Toys for Bob: They wrote the game but, according to them, they didn't do the 3DO videos and the manuals. Sold to Activision.
- PCA Graphics: These guys did the videos, but probably as contract work for Crystal Dynamics.
- Crystal Dynamics, publisher of 3DO SC2, was bought by Eidos Interactive which merged with SCi. This is the most probable owner, in my opinion.
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StarBorn
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Possible copyright holders (in increasing order of estimated probability): - Accolade, the publisher of PC SC2, was assimilated by Infogrames which merged with Atari. Unlikely, as they weren't involved in the 3DO released (in fact, TFB bought some rights to the game back from Accolade for the 3DO version).
- Toys for Bob: They wrote the game but, according to them, they didn't do the 3DO videos and the manuals. Sold to Activision.
- PCA Graphics: These guys did the videos, but probably as contract work for Crystal Dynamics.
- Crystal Dynamics, publisher of 3DO SC2, was bought by Eidos Interactive which merged with SCi. This is the most probable owner, in my opinion.
Neat ... is anyone from the Dev team tracing this possibility? Although I love the PC intro - Works just fine for the game - I've always wondered why it wasn't a movie, and I'd love to have movies in the game ... would round it off very nicely
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Clay
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I found the 3D0 videos underwhelming, myself. Seemed to clash with the whole painty vibe, and on top of that, the voice-over (I think it was Paul Reiche's dad, forgive me Paul!) was distractingly bad.
This is actually off topic, but since the manual thread has progressed to MAKING one, and this thread still seems to be on the subject of copyrights...
I heard it said that TFB does not have the rights to the previous manuals. However, some of the included text is almost CERTAINLY penned by Paul Reiche (or is it Fred Ford? You have to forgive me, I was like 8 when the game came out.) As such, shouldn't the copyright default to its author? Then again, if it were a work-for-hire...which it probably was, that's kind of moot.
Though if we're being honest, I have a feeling that whatever company TECHNICALLY holds the few remaining Star Control related copyrights will ever know, or care, if parts of the manual were reused anyway.  But I guess that's not the point either.
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