[WIP] Standards of Hell (Diablo Tribute)

[Streetboat]

Streetboat Wrote:Hello Traggey, I wanted to ask you a question about copyrighted materials for my story based on Diablo 1. I am using sounds from the original Diablo game, released in 1996. Considering the original team that created that game (Blizzard North) has disbanded, and the game is so old that the sounds for it have been used in other games as well, is it going to violate forum rules for me to upload the story here? In my opinion, the story just won't achieve the same nostalgic effect that it could if I were to use different sounds and music. Particularly the music. I just want to know how you feel about this, and if it's too risky, I can do whatever is in my power to change it. I know, for example, of a beautiful piano cover of the Tristram theme that the author gave me permission to use.

Thanks!

Nah, I have nothing against that. The game is basicly open source by now anyway. Knock yourself out mate.

I don't know what else to do. Blizzard North, the company that made Diablo 1, has disbanded since 2005, and none of their materials belong to Blizzard/Activision... I don't want to get screwed on this, but 90% of what makes this mod so worthwhile is the incredible nostalgia that comes with the music.

Another thing to note, is that not once does an entire piece of music from the original game play at once, it is instead all cut up and edited so it plays portions at a time, pertaining to various events. That technically makes it original, doesn't it? Kind of like how YouTube uploaders can get away with uploading copyrighted videos simply by mirroring it.