   Legal issue for develop a game
  I''m planning to develop a game, i wonder what legal issue i need to consider?And what i should do for the licence and copyright for the game? 
  i would strongly suggest tha ;  Read items 4 & 5 on this page http://www.obscure.co.uk/faq.shtml Dan MarchantObscure ProductionsGame Development & Design consultant ;I have some more question hereQuestion :1. Any licence required for me to use on the file Format? Like   a .WAV, .PCX, .AVI..2. What is a legal issue that i need to do before develop a game   and after developed a game?3. Is DirectX need a licence?  Its seem free to get from   MicroSoft website.4. How normally a game publish? A develop publish themself or   there is another ways? ;quote:Original post by Sumn79  I have some more question hereQuestion :1. Any licence required for me to use on the file Format? Like   a .WAV, .PCX, .AVI..I don''t know. You would need to do a search to find who owns them and then contact them to find out.quote:2. What is a legal issue that i need to do before develop a game   and after developed a game?Is this for a shareware game or you want to start a company to make commercial games for console?quote:3. Is DirectX need a licence?  Its seem free to get from   MicroSoft website.Ask Microsoftquote:4. How normally a game publish? A develop publish themself or   there is another ways?   Again this depends on what type of game you are making and on what format. Dan MarchantObscure ProductionsGame Development & Design consultant ;  Why, there's an article currently on the front page about legal issues, written by, huh, a lawyer..Clickster [edited by - adventuredesign on July 31, 2003 12:17:04 AM]