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By: Indie Game Mag – Issue 9 – Copyright » GameMaker Blog

Indie Game Mag – Issue 9 – Copyright » GameMaker Blog — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:02:37 +0000

[...] change since the last edition – they have changed their re-use message from a Creative Commons license that enabled anyone [...]

By: Loaf

Loaf — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:08:57 +0000

@Coolist You are right, I assumed wrong. I read it and I enjoyed the articles though. Pity its not free.

By: Coolist

Coolist — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:43:02 +0000

@Loaf I don't believe it is a GM magazine. I'm pretty sure it's an Indie Magazine. Though, I'm sure it could have GM content in it.

By: Pay What You Want for a Year of Indie Game Mag | DIYgamer

Pay What You Want for a Year of Indie Game Mag | DIYgamer — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:47:32 +0000

[...] as Philip Gamble points out on the GameMaker Blog, the magazine is distributed under a creative commons license, which basically means anyone can [...]

By: Loaf

Loaf — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:18:12 +0000

Well, I downloaded it and I’m gonna take a read. I’d never pay for a GM magazine.

By: Coolist

Coolist — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:14:22 +0000

I’m sure your supporting them when you pay. Though it could be a mistake? I donno.

By: Sam Whited

Sam Whited — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:12:48 +0000

You’re well within your legal rights to upload it. You’re not missing anything.

By: James

James — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:59:11 +0000

Post it Phil!

By: FredFredrickson

FredFredrickson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:09:20 +0000

If the license does indeed say you are free to copy and distribute the file, then it should be legal to post a link here.

This is probably an oversight on their part. Pretty funny either way, though. It’s important to read the text for your license before you release work under it!