The BigWorld Technology incorporates multiple external libraries, each under their own licence. In order to comply with the different licensing requirements of these libraries the following files are provided:
The development_and_deployment_licensing.txt file contain licence agreements of external libraries included in the BigWorld server, server tools and client tools components.
The game_client_licensing.txt file contains the licence agreements of external libraries included in the BigWorld game client. This file should also be included in the documentation and/or other materials provided with any game which is created by BigWorld customers based on the BigWorld client. If Adobe Flash is not redistributed, the Adobe Flash section should be removed from this file before redistribution.
The BigWorld Technology Evaluation version includes the Adobe Flash Player component. This component is used to show Flash content as part of the evaluation version. Redistribution of the Flash Player component is done based on a licence coordinated with Adobe. Customers wishing to redistribute Adobe Flash Player should coordinate a similar licence using http://www.adobe.com/products/players/fpsh_distribution1.html or instead make sure their installer links to a page allowing to install Flash Player for Firefox (plugin based).
Following is the Flash Player Copyright:
******************************************************************** * Adobe Flash * ******************************************************************** Adobe Flash Player. Copyright 1996 - 2008. Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Patents pending in the United States and other countries. Adobe and Flash are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries.
Included in your BigWorld Technology package are art assets used to build the demonstration worlds. This includes models, textures, animations and particle systems. Most of these assets, but not all, are owned by BigWorld and can be freely used in any BigWorld Technology games created under license, and are provided as is, with no warranties as to their fitness or usability.
As a guideline only, assets in the following BigWorld Technology Demo spaces are copyrighted by BigWorld and are available for use under license:
Highlands (with the exception of art assets included in the OF3D house - these are owned by Original Force 3D, and use of those assets must be negotiated by the licence owner)
Urban (with the exception of some of the Art assets documented below)
Arctic
Desert
Assets not owned by BigWorld include:
All assets used to create the space "Exigent" - these are owned by Exigent, and use of those assets must be negotiated by the licence owner.
All assets included in the OF3D house in the Highlands space - these are owned by Original Force 3D, and use of those assets must be negotiated by the licence owner.
The following Urban assets:
fantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/buildings/b_brownstone/model/b_brownstone_ground.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/buildings/b_brownstone/model/b_brownstone_roof.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/buildings/b_brownstone/model/b_brownstone_storey.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_charger/models/car_charger.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_charger/models/car_charger_lod01.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_convertible/models/car_convertible.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_convertible/models/car_convertible_lod01.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_toyota/models/car_toyota.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_toyota/models/car_toyota_lod01.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_vectra/models/car_vectra.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/car_vectra/models/car_vectra_lod01.modelfantasydemo/res/sets/urban/props/vehicles/truck/truck.modelCustomers installing the server with a MySQL database should consider purchasing a MySQL licence. Please review the licensing information at www.mysql.com for more details.
BigWorld Technology includes the fmod audio library. Licensing considerations for this library should be coordinated with Firelight Technologies shortly before going live. See the fmod web site fmod for more details.