John Kim wrote: > The details of the SRD entry are somewhat besides the point, > however. One cannot copyright the concept of "a tentacle-headed > humanoid". WotC doesn't own that general concept, so I don't see how > that fact by itself can make something a copyright violation.
I thought Ryan made the point that using the term "Illithid" as a name for a "tentacle-headed humanoid" was potentially a violation of character copyright. If you include the visual representation from the MM or the description details from the MM or Illithiad you'd definitely be treading on thin ice. If you want to come up with a "tentacle-headed humanoid" that has different stats that the Mind Flayer and has a different physical description, a different picture, and a different society, I don't think anyone is going to argue that you have violated a WoTC copyright. If your intent is to duplicate the Mind Flayer as WoTC has imagined it, well, hope you have a good lawyer. Weldon Dodd [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
