Re: [Open_Gaming] Crucible of Freya Legal Text

[Christopher DeLisle]

Me too, I was just illustrating a point.   Chris   www.IDrankWhat.org www.coincidental.net -----Original Message----- From: Marc Tassin, Ilium Software <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> er...I'll just make up a new super hero, thanks. At 08:42 AM 9/26/2000, you wrote: But if you called him Arachnid Dude and he talked to sensing danger "As if someone was tugging on me web,"  you could probably get away with it.  They do this sort of thing in comics all the time.  The Squadron Supreme and Sh'iar Imperial Guard are thinly veiled knock offs of the Justice League and Legion of Super-Heroes respectively, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shared a common origin with Daredevil, and don't even get me started on Rob Leifeld's rip-offs...I mean "creations".   The point being that even if something is trademarked you can get away with using the concept of it, so long as you change the concept sufficiently to not violate the Trademark.