> lizard > > > I appreciate all the interest in using Open Creatures, but I'm > not sure the > > full implications of OGC descriptions have been considered: > > > > If the descriptions are OGC then any artwork based on those descriptions > > would also have to be OGC. If the descriptions are NOT OGC, > then we cannot > > use the stats to infer anything about the critter. > > > > I am not sure this is the case: > > Here is OGC (hypothetical):"Mind Flayers resemble exposed, oversized > human brains which scurry about on eight segmented limbs. The front of > the brain contains a lamprey-like mouth surrounded by tentacles." > > Now, a thousand artists can draw a thousand pictures based on that, and > declare each *individual* picture to be closed content. What cannot be > done is prevent any other artist from drawingf a similair picture based > on that idea. There will be no 'character copyright' on this concept of > the 'Mind Flayer'.
No. If they base their picture on the description, it is (by definition) derivative of the description. If they don't base their picture on the description, what is the point? -Brad _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
