Thanks, Peter,
Do you mind if I copy your message and repost it to the MOW yahoo
list?
You do outline the basic concept very clearly on copyright issues
etc. But I still do have questions: It is the use of terms and names
like Space Marines, Eldar, Tyranids etc in the rewritten rules.
Clearly those are GW's property, and they do not create a problem??
For MOW rules rewrite, we are thinking about a group effort (that's
why I would like to repost your message to the MOW list), that way we
can share the effort, blame and burdern...
You do mentioned about no guarantee on GW telling to get it off etc.
Do you have any experience/stories on that? I am trying to reference
Netepic, since it is now on it's 5th edition etc. And how to creep
back into existance after a cease or decease action from GW...
Thanks, this gives us a lot of hope :-)
BTW, just call me Ken :-)
--- Kenneth ---
--- In netepic_at_yahoogroups.com, "Peter Ramos" <primarch_at_c...> wrote:
> 1. Thou shalt not copy/paste. It's very tempting to OCR, scan, or
> otherwise just transfer an out of print rulebook "verbatim" and
make it
> available. You MUST, sit down and basically re-write the whole of
the
> rules in your own words, changing things as you go to personalize
the
> work. Copyright covers the physical manifestations of the
copyrighted
> work, not ideas and concepts. For example no one can own the
concept of
> "a human in power armor", but you can own the written term "space
> marine".
>
>
> 3. Disclaimers. Use them. GW likes people who do and gets pissy with
> those who don't. A simple statement such as those found in our
books is
> good enough.
>
> 4. Even if you follow these "guidelines" there is NO guarantee your
off
> the hook. GW has more money than any one individual (at least until
I
> win the lotto) and thus can tell you to remove something and
threaten
> with a lawsuit if you don't. Even when you are in the right, they
can
> often beat an individual, since they have the resources to screw
that
> individual. Its usually not worth it and its better to remove the
files.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Peter
>
Received on Thu Jun 19 2003 - 18:21:34 UTC