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Posted July 17, 2009
Hi,
I had an idea to make a video game museum at a con in Czech Republic. It is not primarily a LAN party, there are only a few computers mainly for Counter Strike and DotA, so I thought i would load some old games and emulators on them and let people try these instead. However, there are two things that I need to know first:
First and foremost, how could I arrange this legally? Does, for example, a license from GOG.com include this kind of usage? Does retail license? Has anyone ever done anything like this?
Second, what games should I include? I have my thoughts, but I am interested, what would you recommend younger gamers.
Post edited July 17, 2009 by Wolverine
Posted July 17, 2009
You might be able to get away with abandonware depending on the laws for educational use, there's also the possibility that you might be able to get official support, for example you could write to EA's PR people and ask permission to use their older games in a display capacity. Whether they'd agree or even answer is debateable but it might be worth a try.
I would think a GOG purchase would be safe since its only one copy of the game in question being used and no copies are being made. If anything you can have a "games available on GOG.com" sign and maybe get them some more business
Posted July 17, 2009
Well, at least you can do headshots in Fallout ...
Posted July 19, 2009
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Wolverine: Hi,
I had an idea to make a video game museum at a con in Czech Republic. It is not primarily a LAN party, there are only a few computers mainly for Counter Strike and DotA, so I thought i would load some old games and emulators on them and let people try these instead. However, there are two things that I need to know first:
First and foremost, how could I arrange this legally? Does, for example, a license from GOG.com include this kind of usage? Does retail license? Has anyone ever done anything like this?
Second, what games should I include? I have my thoughts, but I am interested, what would you recommend younger gamers.

Ask the companies about educational usage policies. As a teacher, to be frank I generally ignore them, but you might get into trouble if you wind up on the radar i.e. if you do anything media or publicity related.
Are you a teacher? Librarian? If not, ask your local library. They generally have an OK handle on fair use laws (that's what we call them in the states, these things may differ markedly in your home country).
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