>So from this, I gather that your real problem lies mostly in the fact >that you cannot use just anything you want? I am sorry to tell you >thins, but this has always been the case. Back in the early days of >the Internet, TSR did something extremely unpopular in regards to >the fansites on the web. They shut down a lot of sites, and allowed >only one or two sites to post fan material. And while unpopular, this >was entirely legal because of copyright laws.
not necessarily. TSR claimed it was a legal extension of copyright. nobody had both the wherewithal and the funds to challenge them, despite the fact that many believed (with good basis) that it was an overextension of copyright. it may or may not have been entirely legal--nobody bothered to find out. (much as how the concept of derivative work--or even copyright-- applies to RPGs has never actually been determined--we're all just making [good-faith] guesses.) -- woodelf <*> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/woodelph/ If any religion is right, maybe they all have to be right. Maybe God doesn't care how you say your prayers, just as long as you say them. --Sinclair _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
