Delays, But Back On Track
August 27, 2007
I apologize to everyone that it has been so long since I made an update. I have not been keeping to my schedule very well as of late. Part of this has been from being very sick, and the rest from lack of internet and trying to play catchup on many things. But I'm still here, and still trying to get everything moving and back on track again.
First off, there is something very important that needs to be discussed. In the past couple of weeks it has been brought to my attention of a couple of potential legal problems. Both center around the same problem; the images used from The Sims 2.
There are two problems we are facing. The first is that Electronic Arts (EA Games) and/or Maxis may actually own a joint copyright on all the images created via their software, the above mentioned The Sims 2. Had I intended this to remain a fan site this wouldn't be a problem. The second problem is the license agreement for The Sims 2 does not allow the use of anything created from The Sims 2 to be used for commercial purposes.
Outside of my obvious intent to make a movie based on the characters and stories I have created, which I still intend to do, there was the more immediate need to be able to produce some merchandise for the site, mainly in the form of hats, T-shirts, etc. Doing so with any images produced by the game would clearly put me in violation of the software license agreement.
So now I am appealing to my fans. This is a huge opportunity to anyone willing to step up to the plate. We need an artist. Plain and simple. Anyone that has ever wanted to illustrate a comic book I need to talk to to work out an arrangement with. If you are such an artist, or you know someone who might be, then please contact me via the Contact Page http://www.primaryforce.org/contact/ so that we can began discussion and quickly move past this barrier.
I am holding off publishing any more stories until this problem can be solved. So again, if you are interested, or you know someone who might be, send them to the site.
Many more things will soon be appearing and changing on the site. Some of these things will also involve contests with prizes as well. So stay tuned, there is going to be a lot happening over the next 10 weeks.
Namaste,
Hestas Coyote
First off, there is something very important that needs to be discussed. In the past couple of weeks it has been brought to my attention of a couple of potential legal problems. Both center around the same problem; the images used from The Sims 2.
There are two problems we are facing. The first is that Electronic Arts (EA Games) and/or Maxis may actually own a joint copyright on all the images created via their software, the above mentioned The Sims 2. Had I intended this to remain a fan site this wouldn't be a problem. The second problem is the license agreement for The Sims 2 does not allow the use of anything created from The Sims 2 to be used for commercial purposes.
Outside of my obvious intent to make a movie based on the characters and stories I have created, which I still intend to do, there was the more immediate need to be able to produce some merchandise for the site, mainly in the form of hats, T-shirts, etc. Doing so with any images produced by the game would clearly put me in violation of the software license agreement.
So now I am appealing to my fans. This is a huge opportunity to anyone willing to step up to the plate. We need an artist. Plain and simple. Anyone that has ever wanted to illustrate a comic book I need to talk to to work out an arrangement with. If you are such an artist, or you know someone who might be, then please contact me via the Contact Page http://www.primaryforce.org/contact/ so that we can began discussion and quickly move past this barrier.
I am holding off publishing any more stories until this problem can be solved. So again, if you are interested, or you know someone who might be, send them to the site.
Many more things will soon be appearing and changing on the site. Some of these things will also involve contests with prizes as well. So stay tuned, there is going to be a lot happening over the next 10 weeks.
Namaste,
Hestas Coyote