>From: Lizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Russ Taylor wrote:
> >
> > On 9/8/00 9:51 AM, Ryan S. Dancey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
> >
> > >The online use policy is unethical.
> > >
> > >It does not require you to pass forward the freedoms you received from
>us to
> > >future users of your work; thus, it is an inherently unfair and
>unethical
> > >policy.
> >
> > Therefore, WotC is also unethical, for not passing on the freedoms they
> > received from the tremendous body of public domain mythical and literary
> > works onto future users of their work.
>
>Bzzzt! Wrong answer, and thank you for playing!
>
>The works used by D&D fans are ***not*** public domain.
That's not what he is referring to. He's talking about the fact that
virtually all of the original D&D stuff (except the rules, which can't be
copyrighted) was based largely on books, movies, stories, myths, legends,
history, etc - material in the "public domain". There is a small but vocal
contingent on some boards that feel that because of this, the whole system
should be returned to that status.
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