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Mastering CryENGINE

By : Michelle Martin
Book Image

Mastering CryENGINE

By: Michelle Martin

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Mastering CryENGINE
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Tackling legal issues


One of the worst things that can happen to you after shipping your game is getting sued because you violated someone's copyright or license terms. Even if your game is non-commercial, you are not saved from getting sued.

Copyright

Almost all copyright violations related to video games happen accidentally and are not intentionally done by developers. This, however, does not protect you from getting sued over the misstep. However, there are a few pitfalls that can be avoided to minimize the risk.

The gravity and consequences of violating a copyright depends on many factors, such as the type and IP of your game, the country you are in, your publisher, and many other things. Even if you violate someone's copyright, it doesn't automatically mean you will get sued. Maybe the owner is accommodating and won't mind. Maybe you are too small to be worth the legal trouble.

However, you should never assume that you won't get sued just because you are a small team without any money....