presserving newer titles by John Wilson
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:52 pm
I am pretty sure the old Zenobi titles can be found in a lot of places on the internet but I think it is a shame if John Wilson's newer games get lost. They were probably all published under "pension productions" and they were freely available.
However, before his death he wrote this: (24 january 2012)
All the games featured on here are made freely available under the following 'terms and conditions' .
The game(s) in question are for your own personal use only and may not be redistributed - either singly or or in self-made 'collections' or 'compilations'.
Should you wish to do the latter then please feel free to contact me directly and the matter can then be discussed amicably.
Please also bear in mind that I am not giving away the 'original' game(s), merely a playable 'copy of said game(s) for your own personal enjoyment.
So I was wondering if anyone has been in contact with his family to ask how they look at this?
I can imagine that he wanted his games to be played but about distribution I don't know.
EDIT: In 2004 John Wilson allowed all old Zenobi titles to be put on the IF Archive with this message:
128K Spectrum games for which Zenobi Software hold the copyright. Zenobi make these games available for personal use only and may not be compiled on to a CD or other media for resale.
Would make sense if he wanted the same terms for his newer games.
However, before his death he wrote this: (24 january 2012)
All the games featured on here are made freely available under the following 'terms and conditions' .
The game(s) in question are for your own personal use only and may not be redistributed - either singly or or in self-made 'collections' or 'compilations'.
Should you wish to do the latter then please feel free to contact me directly and the matter can then be discussed amicably.
Please also bear in mind that I am not giving away the 'original' game(s), merely a playable 'copy of said game(s) for your own personal enjoyment.
So I was wondering if anyone has been in contact with his family to ask how they look at this?
I can imagine that he wanted his games to be played but about distribution I don't know.
EDIT: In 2004 John Wilson allowed all old Zenobi titles to be put on the IF Archive with this message:
128K Spectrum games for which Zenobi Software hold the copyright. Zenobi make these games available for personal use only and may not be compiled on to a CD or other media for resale.
Would make sense if he wanted the same terms for his newer games.