Re: A89: Fw: StarFox -Reply

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Subject: Re: A89: Fw: StarFox -Reply
From: Charles Vaughn <cyberdeity@pdq.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:02:31 -0600
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F**k em, change a letter in the name and distribute it for free.

Miles Raymond wrote:

> Hey everyone!  Take a look at the attached message and tell me what your opinions about it are.  Do
> you think that means that if I make it, NOA will sue me?  I wouldn't be making a profit out of it,
> but I don't think that Bill Reno recognized that all TI programs are free.  Should I start on this,
> or should I avoid the risk of getting sued...
>
> And if you take a look at that second paragraph...  Do you think there is anything going on between
> MS and NOA??  (next Nintendo platform will be running MS Windows64...)  Scary...
>
> -Miles Raymond
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nintendo Nintendo <NINTENDO@noa.nintendo.com>
> To: m_rayman@bigfoot.com <m_rayman@bigfoot.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 4:03 PM
> Subject: StarFox -Reply
>
> >Hello Miles!
> >
> >Thanks for contacting us before spending too much time on your
> >project.  I could attach the extremely lengthy form-letter response
> >from our Legal Department to companies\individuals asking to
> >use our copyrighted/trademarked property, but I'll condense it to
> >one word: No!
> >
> >Any distribution or use of a game containing the properties you
> >suggest would prompt swift action.  Our Legal Department
> >aggressively protects the company's property.  As would the
> >Legal Department of any company.  I'm sure if you were to contact
> >Microsoft, our neighbor, and ask if you could use the name
> >Windows for your OS, you would get that lengthy legal response
> >and possibly more!  ;-)
> >
> >Nintendo of America Inc.
> >Bill Reno
> >
> >World Wide Web URL: |  Power Line (Automated Product Info)
> >http://www.nintendo.com/ |   (425)885-7529
> >
> >>>> "Miles Raymond" <m_rayman@bigfoot.com> 11/16/98
> >07:50pm >>>
> >Hello
> >
> >My name is Miles Raymond.  I would like to know if I can make a
> >game for the Texas Instruments 89 (TI-89) graphing calculator
> >based on StarFox64.  I am contacting you first because I would
> >like to know if I would be infringing on any copyrights that
> >Nintendo has on the StarFox name or the game play/design.  The
> >title that I would like to make is called StarFox89 and it will be
> >programmed in assembly, for fast, efficient code.
> >
> >Thank you for you time, and your response.
> >
> >-Miles Raymond

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A89: Fw: StarFox -Reply

From: "Miles Raymond" <m_rayman@bigfoot.com>