idNews/idNews10_3rd_parties

From: ddt@daisy.cc.utexas.edu (David Taylor)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,alt.games.doom

Subject: idNews: from Jay

Date: 16 Mar 1994 11:29:15 -0600

Organization: id Software

This is from Jay on the editor issue:

=-ddt->

If you are interested in developing and releasing a DOOM editor, some

sort of DOOM data manipulator or any utility that uses the DOOM name

and/or other id Software trademarked/copywrited properties you will

be required to enter a simple agreement with id Software. This

agreement is designed to define the relationship between third

parties and id as well as protect id Software's trademarked and

copywrited properties.

Document highlights:

-id Software requires no fees or royalties

-You may require user payment for your work

-Your utility MUST not work with the shareware version of DOOM

-You MUST represent that your utility is not an id Software product

and id Software cannot and will not provide support for your product,

nor for DOOM after the data has been changed by your product.

-You may be required to include some LEGAL text in your utility to

make our lawyers happy.

-There may be more or some of the above may not be in the final

document. It depends on my frame of mind at the time. :)

The document is in the construction phase and I expect to have it

ready to mail by the end of March, '94. If you would like a copy

please send your REGULAR POSTAL MAIL ADDRESS to

e-mail: jayw@idsoftware.com

Post: id Software

18601 LBJ Frwy, #615

Mesquite, TX 75150

Be sure to mark your letter "ATTN. THIRD PARTY EDITOR LICENSE

REQUEST" I am sorry to have to resort to the POST but I need to get

signatures and there is no other way to keep this process under

control.

VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT CALL OUR ORDER, TECHNICAL SUPPORT or OFFICE

PHONE NUMBERS REQUESTING INFORMATION. License requests will only be

honored when sent via the methods described above.

Thanks,

Jay