On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> In a message dated 12/13/00 7:09:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> >This is so wrong I don't even know where to begin. We aren't talking about
> >tools, we're talking about explicitly licensed copyrighted material. If
> >it is a 'derivative work' under copyright law, it isn't really yours, and
> >thus you have no rights to distribute it.
> >
> >Your examples do not translate to OGL.
>
> Huh?
>
> If I write a story with the characters from Gilligan's Island, its my story.
> I own it. It is derivative. I can even distribute it. If I do so *for profit*
> I have a problem, but otherwise I'm fine. And even though they can tell me
> not to distribute it, *I* still own the story, not them.
This depends on how you are defining "own". In many respects it would be
more accurate to say you co-own the work since neither of you can do
ANYTHING with the story without the others permission. They cannot do
anything with it because you have a copyright in your own written work.
You cannot do anything with it (and it is irrelevant whether it's for
profit) because it is derivative of their copyrighted material. You can't
even give it away for free without their permission.
alec
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