> It still infringes the copyright in the character, story, graphics, etc. But if the game is shareware or the code is, then it's fair game. What? No, I'm talk

> It still infringes the copyright in the character, story, graphics, etc. But if the game is shareware or the code is, then it's fair game. What? No, I'm talking about the engine, not any of the art/text/music. I'm assuming that someone would purchase the game and basically replace the main program binary; the replacement engine would use the original, copyrighted game assets, but would never be distributed along with the engine. > Even a clean room won't protect you from patent infringement if you end up with an infringing technology. That ought to be safe, with the game that the post is about.