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i have been wondering if it’ll be a problem for us to upload copy protection om this board. i want to scan the space piston magazine from SQ4 because i understand it’s somewhat rare. but it’s been so long since i played, i don’t even remember what part of the magazine was used for copy protection. is there any problem with me uploading scans?
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(re: copy protection?) I can’t speak for Sierra – but, I doubt they would complain. Sierra knows about this board – I’ve discussed it with them in the past. I wouldn’t allow pirated software here, but instruction manuals and images, are ok in my opinion – unless Sierra complains about something – and, then we need to kill it immediately. All rights to everything Sierra-related are owned by Sierra. My sense is that they won’t complain to the extent things are uploaded for historical purposes, but that they will complain if it feels like someone is pirating their stuff, or making them look bad in some way. But, as I said before – even though I ran it for nearly 20 years, that was then, and this is now. I can’t speak for them.
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(re: copy protection?) Well Frans’ site has had all the SQ manuals for quite some time, including the copy protection, in addition to tons of other stuff, and they haven’t made any action against him so it seems they are not nearly as legal-shark-like as some other companies are about their old adventure games (ahem). Sierra doesn’t sell the games anymore nor do they seem to be making any move to do so again (despite the SQ hopefuls some time ago) so that’s probably part of it, they don’t care, though it would still be their legal right as Ken said.
By the way in the SQ4 space piston the copy pro is pages 8 and 9. -
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