Re: IF archive on CD-ROM


25 Oct 1995 01:01:26 GMT

Jason Compton (jcompton@flood.xnet.com) wrote:

: On a CD targeted in the $30-$45 range, we'd not see a ton of royalties
: per CD (less than $10 per copy.) I haven't figured out what the most
: equitable way of handling royalty payouts is. Certainly I think the
: compiler and Volker deserve a cut, but so do authors. Now, there's gotta
: be dozens of authors, not all of whom can be contacted, and some of which
: have already released their games as freely redistributable. But for
: those who haven't, well, cutting a pie into 12 pieces is reasonable, but
: as the dozens who request royalties increase, it makes it difficult to
: get more than a few dimes per copy per share.

The only game I've released is freeware, but that does *not* mean I would
allow someone to sell it for profit without giving me a cut. (Even if a
very small cut.)

I've already told Jason that I think he should try to negotiate a CD-ROM
deal on behalf of the, uh, i-f community. I'm happy to go along with
whatever he thinks is the best deal.

Neil