[blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered

[Kyle Borah]

The end result is to come up with at least one sellable game.  So, if that
stipulates a business, which I think it does, we should seek the advice of a
real lawyer?  I don't know if we are going to patent it, but I believe it
might be a good thing to consider.
The contract would basically entail everyone's jobs and their
responsibilities they are supposed to carry out along with their percentages
of profits they would receive.  It wouldn't be anything fancy, just
something to kind of keep everything official and with as little chaos as
possible if something were to go wrong.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 6:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered

Well, you can relax as you aren't practicing law without a license if you
are doing something for a group that wants you to do it for their benefit. 
You by drafting a contract are not giving legal advice and you are not
representing yourself to be a lawyer or legal professional. The situation
could become more complicated if you were  wanting to market the game you
developed and were to have it copyrighted or patented depending on the
format. In that case you should probably seek the advice of a lawyer as you
are getting in to a more complicated area. You also should seek legal advice
if you and the other parties are wanting to start a business as a result of
this creation and there are then other factors that need to be considered. 
I'm not sure what you are wanting the  contract to stipulate and who would
be the parties involved this could impact how you proceed.
Again, I am not a lawyer and you may want to give us a few more details.
Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chuck-krugman/b/357/722
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Borah" <kgborah at att.net>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:47 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered


> Hello everyone out there.
>
>
>
> I have a conundrum that I have been struggling with for about 18 hours 
> or so, and I thought someone might be able to help me with it.
>
> I have some friends who are a lot more computer techy than me and are 
> able to code things and create audiogames.  So, last night about six 
> of us, me included were talking on a chat client and we all decided to 
> create an audio game.  I think we have all the bases covered as far as 
> jobs; we have coders, story line creators, sound designers, and me, 
> the legal guy.  I'm also going to help out in the sound department and 
> some web design.  Arriving at my question, how much legal work am I 
> able to do here in this situation?  I am currently in college going 
> for a government degree with an emphasis in prelaw.  I want to go to 
> law school after graduating and become a lawyer.
> And I know if I practice law without a law license that is a big no-no 
> and can be punishable by imprisonment.  I will probably have everyone 
> sign a contract which I know we are legally able to do.  everyone 
> involved is competent and legally able to enter into a contractual 
> agreement.  What are your thoughts on this matter?
>
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