[kevlardax]

Hi - I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the legal situation is with the sound and music assets from Freespace 2.  I realize the source code has been released for limited usage, but I am not sure about the game's media.  What I hope to do is add the game's sounds/music to animations I make in 3ds Max and such.  Distribution of the movies would be free from my website, and I would give full credit to the game's makers for the sound assets.

Wondering if that would be legal, as I prefer to respect copyright law 

Thanks,
Kevin

[Galemp]

Game's media and IP is technically property of Interplay and falls under the Freespace license.

But practically? Go ahead and do whatever you want with them. It's considered Fair Use.

In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:

       1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
       2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
       3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
       4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

[Stormkeeper]

As long as you don't make profit through use of FS assets.