New Horizon on 27/6/2013 at 17:27
Quote Posted by voodoo47
as far as I know, as long as the remake would require resource files from the original game (sound files, for example), and not work without them, it should be safe from C&D letters - see all the source ports of old games.
Depends on the company. Some may overlook that while others wouldn't. Square Enix is likely not one to overlook something like that. Yes, you would have to own the original game but you would still be using / altering the original files to work in another engine...and the original Thief files will not work 'out of the box' in the TDM engine.
voodoo47 on 27/6/2013 at 17:32
ok, I see.
Springheel on 27/6/2013 at 17:54
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What if someone were to recreate the architecture fairly accurately from a level in any of the official Thief games, but then changed the story/characters/items etc. to fit into the world of TDM?
You can't copyright basic floorplans. Unless it was something really specific, like The Sword, I highly doubt a recreation of original level geometry would be recognizable in a different engine, anyway, so that's likely to be fine.
