Here is a brief explanation of all the legal mumbo jumbo contained in the various license agreements that may or may not be part of this package. (This document was designed to be a quick overview of our license terms. You must refer to the full text of the license for a complete listing of terms and conditions.) CONTENTS: 1. QUAKE SHAREWARE END USER LICENSE (slicnse.txt) or What You Can and Cannot Do With the Shareware Version of Quake. 2. QUAKE REGISTERED VERSION END USER LICENSE (rlicnse.txt) or What You Can and Cannot Do With the Registered Version of Quake. 3. THE SIMPLE RULES REGARDING THE SALE OF USER DEVELOPED QUAKE LEVELS AND/OR UTILITIES 4. MADE FOR QUAKE LOGO LICENSE 5. COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION LICENSE 1. QUAKE SHAREWARE END USER LICENSE (slicnse.txt) or What You Can and Cannot Do With the Shareware Version of Quake. CAN DO: -- Play & Enjoy the single player game -- Setup a shareware version based server on a not-for-profit basis CANNOT DO: -- Run the game with user developed levels. -- You may not commercially exploit the shareware version in any way This specifically excludes retail distribution of the shareware version. Do not call or e-mail to ask if you can be a retail distributor of the shareware version -- the answer is no! -- Commercially exploit any id copyrighted and/or trademarked property. Example: Game names, logos, graphics, etc. 2. QUAKE REGISTERED VERSION END USER LICENSE (rlicnse.txt) or What You Can and Cannot Do With the Registered Version of Quake. CAN DO: -- Play & Enjoy the single player game -- Setup a registered version based server on a not-for-profit basis -- Develop new levels and/or level creation utilities. -- Play the game and/or setup a Registered Version based server using a user-developed level. CANNOT DO: -- Commercially exploit the Registered Version of Quake in any way; see commercially exploitation license info below. -- Commercially exploit any id copyrighted and/or trademarked property. Example: Game names, logos, game graphics, etc. -- Sell user-developed levels and/or tools 3. THE SIMPLE RULES REGARDING THE SALE OF USER DEVELOPED QUAKE LEVELS AND/OR UTILITIES: -- User-developed/user-modified maps & utilities can only work with the registered version. (Just to be crystal clear on this point: user-developed/user-modified maps & utilities cannot work with the shareware version of Quake.) -- If the map/utility contains id data (other then the id code John Carmack released to the world) it cannot be sold. The registered version end-user license will give you the limited right to develop maps/utilities that use id data...this limited right does not include the right for anyone to sell anything that includes id data (other then the id code John Carmack released to the world). -- If you create a map/utility that does not use any id data (other then the id code John Carmack released to the world)...it is your map/utility. You may copyright it, give it away, sell it, etc. -- You may not use any of our trademarked or copyrighted properties (game gfx, logos, names, etc.) to market your game. In other words...you cannot name your product something like QuakeEd . "qed", "an editor that works with Quake" would be OK. Marketing your product with a 1/4 page ad in a game magazine that shows screenshots from Quake is not allowed. Any use of the Quake, id, or NIN logo (except the placement of NIN ammo boxes into levels that cannot be sold) is not allowed. -- We cannot authorize the use of the NIN logos, sound effects and music outside the game. Do not ask for permission to use and more importantly do not use or abuse these properties outside the game. The good folks at NIN will not be happy. (We've developed a very cool "Made For Quake" logo that may be licensed for product that works with Quake. There terms of this license are listed in the "Made For Quake" license section below.) 4. MADE FOR QUAKE LOGO LICENSE: -- License is granted on a per-product basis. -- id must review and approve of the logo's use on the product being licensed. Id reserves the right to refuse license on any product it deems inappropriate for any reason. -- Royalty structure: If the licensed product is scheduled for a release into the traditional retail channels: Advance: $10,000 (ten thousand dollars) The advance is recoupable but not refundable. Royalty: 10% product's net revenue (net is defined as gross less only reasonable manufacturing and shipping expenses) If the licensed product is scheduled for release into the shareware channel (try before you buy): Advance: 0 (zero) Royalty: 10% product's gross revenue payable after the product has generated over $5,000 (five throusand dollars) in gross shareware sales, (Example: An id royalty is not payable until after the licensed product has generated $5,000 in gross sales. At that point id is due a royalty payment of $500.00 and 10% of gross shareware sales thereafter. -- If a licensed product goes from a shareware offering to a full retail offering the advance/royalty structure changes accordingly. To get into bed with us on this deal you MUST send a sample of the product you would like the Made for Quake logo to be associated with your request for the Made For Quake logo license to: id Software 18601 LBJ #666 Mesquite, TX 75150 Attn: MFQ License Request. We will do our best to reply to all requests within 4 weeks. (Please make sure your company name, contact name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, the product's shareware/registered status are clearly detailed. If this info is not included with the MFQ logo request or is not listed in a legible form we will not be able to reply to the request.) UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE MADE FOR QUAKE LOGO WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. 5. COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION LICENSE (comexp.txt -- accompanies Quake registered version only) If you are interested in trying to make money using the registered version of Quake (this sort of thing is not allowed using the shareware version) you must sign our easy-to-digest Commercial Exploitation License. This license is to be used by folks looking to use the registered version of Quake to set up pay-per-play (location based or arcade centers) stations, for profit online servers, or any other application where the actual code from the registered version of Quake is used for profit. This is a royalty free license that allows you to run Quake for a profit through a certain monthly gross profit range. If your Quake-related business becomes successful the agreement brings id into the revenue stream. Basic terms of the commercial exploitation license: -- License grants a royalty free commercial exploitation right for the registered version of Quake as a whole so long as Quake's monthly gross revenue is below $5,000.00 -- License provides for a 12.5% royalty to be paid to id Software in months where the licensee's Quake related monthly gross revenue is above $5,000.00 -- Royalty is based off net income. The term "Net Income" shall mean all revenue received by Licensee from the commercial use of Quake, less only actual, reasonable documented costs relating directly to such use -- License expressly prohibits commercial exploitation via the sale (retail or otherwise) of the shareware or registered versions of Quake. -- License expressly prohibits advertising/marketing use of our copyrighted and/or trademarked properties. -- This license is not intended for use by folks developing Quake maps and/or utilities. Please reference the section titled "The simple rules for Quake map/utility distribution:" for info on this subject. To get into bed with us on this deal you must print two (2) copies of the document named comexp.txt. (You should find comexp.txt somewhere on the registered version CD.) Sign/fill in the blanks of both copies where indicated and mail both to: id Software 18601 LBJ #666 Mesquite, TX 75150 Attn: ComExp License We will then countersign the documents and mail one back to you. Two items worth noting here: A: It is VERY IMPORTANT that the information you enter in the signature block be legible. We prefer it if you enter the info into the blanks before printing your two copies. If we cannot read your information we will not be able to return the documents to you. B: The terms of this document are not subject to negotiation. If you cannot live with the terms spelled out in the agreement do not engage in any commercial exploitation of Quake and do not sign the document.