Lizard wrote:

> Hrm. But is it possible to copyright an IDEA, even one as specific as 
> "blue  skinned white hair pointy haired evil underground dwellers who 
> worship a  spider goddess"? (

I think it depends on how original the idea is--and it has to be 
expressed in some form.

For example, I'd wager that "a superhero who got uncanny senses, 
superhuman ajility and strength, and the ability to walk on walls from 
the bite of a radioactive spider" is an idea that you might have a hard 
time saying isn't derivitive of the "friendly neighborhood 
wallcrawler."  If this superhero has the initials PP and works for a 
newspaper by taking picuters of himself, it'd been even more derivitive

'course, IANAL... but then again, even the lawyers aren't dispensing 
legal advice.  If you *really* want an answer,  you should talk to one, 
and pay him money so he has to give you a formal and correct answer. 


DM

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