People ...
Legally we can do the following:
Anything player created is legally owned by that player. If the player
submits an electronic or hand written statement that it is ok to publish
the
material, it can go on the web site.
As far as I am aware, copyrights only extend to the implementation of an
idea and not the idea itself. I think this means we can not just copy their
fluff verbatim without their permission. The sort of thing I was thinking
of included re-writing a lot of the stuff into articles which we could
categorise.
Legally we cannot put anything GW on the website. Even photo copying the
old material is an infringement on their copyright. However, I can contact
GW and ask permission to electronically (they would never go for physical
reprinting) post out of print fluff text. My lawyer agrees with me, that
they will most likely not object to out of print items, and as long as no
rules are printed. My opinion is it would do nothing but promote their
hobby, so they would go along with it. Current rules, and in print items
would most likely not be allowed to be posted.
That sounds fair. I think they may object if it looks like their old fluff
(which is inconsistent with their new fluff) is going to re-emerge.
With all of this in mind, please email me what fluff text you have(include
where it comes from, what edition, etc. al.), what pictures you have or can
scan in, and I will create a list of material. With this list, I'll ask GW
for permission to post it.
While people are doing this can we establish a time line of the major
events. Obviously the events we should be looking for are the:
creation of the Imperium,
the time of the first crusade,
when first contact was made with the alien races,
the horus heresy (when it was started and not just when the assault on the
palace began),
the fall of the eldar,
contact with hive fleet behemoth and
contact with hive fleet kraken.
What did I miss???
I will volunteer to act as the Australian librarian (unless any of my
fellow Australians object).
I can put a mirror of the stuff on my web page.
Cheers all.
begin 600 WINMAIL.DAT
M>)\^(AT7`0:0" `$```````!``$``0>0!_at_`(````Y 0```````#H``$(@ <`
M& ```$E032Y-:6-R;W-O9G0_at_36%I;"Y.;W1E`#$(`0V ! `"`````@`"``$$
MD 8`P $```$````0`````P``, (````+``\.``````(!_P\!````30``````
M``"!*Q^DOJ,0&9UN`-T!#U0"`````'-P86-E+6UA<FEN94!A8V,N=6UU+G-E
M`%--5% `<W!A8V4M;6%R:6YE0&%C8RYU;74N<V4`````'_at_`", $````%````
M4TU44 `````>``,P`0```!_at_```!S<&%C92UM87)I;F5 86-C+G5M=2YS90`#
M`!4,`0````,`__at_\&````'@`!, $````:````)W-P86-E+6UA<FEN94!A8V,N
M=6UU+G-E)P````(!"S !````'0```%--5% Z4U!!0T4M34%224Y%0$%#0RY5
M354N4T4``````P``.0`````+`$ Z`0```!X`]E\!````& ```'-P86-E+6UA
M<FEN94!A8V,N=6UU+G-E``(!]U\!````30````````"!*Q^DOJ,0&9UN`-T!
M#U0"`````'-P86-E+6UA<FEN94!A8V,N=6UU+G-E`%--5% `<W!A8V4M;6%R
M:6YE0&%C8RYU;74N<V4``````P#]7P$````#`/]?``````(!]_at_\!````! ``
M``````)17P$$_at_ $`)@```%)%.B!;17!I8UT_at_3W5R(%9E<GD_at_3W=N($)L86-K
M($QI8G)A<GD`C P!!8 #``X```#.!P4`'0`)``\`'0`%`#$!`2" `P`.````
MS_at_<%`!T`"0`%`"$`!0`K`0$)@ $`(0```# Y0T,Q-C-&,C!&-D0Q,3$X13%!
M,# V,#DW,3%&-D(X``$'`0.0!_at_!D"0``(0````L``@`!````"P`C```````#
M`"8```````L`*0```````P`N```````#`#8``````$ `.0! VN.QDHJ]`1X`
M< `!````)_at_```%)%.B!;17!I8UT_at_3W5R(%9E<GD_at_3W=N($)L86-K($QI8G)A
M<GD````"`7$``0```!8````!O8J2L=H_%LP*]B 1T8X:`&"7$?:X```>`!X,
M`0````4```!33510`````!X`'PP!````%_at_```&-H<FES<$!E;7!O=V5R+F-O
M;2YA=0````,`!A DP)9/`P`'$(X&```>``_at_0`0```&4```!014]03$5,14=!
M3$Q95T5#04Y$3U1(149/3$Q/5TE.1SI!3EE42$E.1U!,05E%4D-214%4141)
M4TQ%1T%,3%E/5TY%1$)95$A!5%!,05E%4DE&5$A%4$Q!64524U5"34E44T%.
M``````(!"1 !````-_at_8``#(&``!!"@``3%I&=4UG;!QW``H!`P'W( *D`^,"
M`&.": K <V5T," '$TT"_at_'T*@ C((#L);S+,-34"@ J!=6,`4 L#!F,`00M@
M;F<Q,#-",PNF(%!E;PM093P_at_+A5 "J(*A LP;&D\,S8!0!. `4 3PC,P5C_at_3
M$0-_at_= 60=!5T3(1E9P= ;'D@=Q4@@F,#D61O('1H%2!;`A 8<&\#\!/@.A5T
M0:QN>1E0&?$_at_"U%Y!)!+&- )<&$7D&0@! `_at_UQ40&%09T&X;X6(8D!E0_at_QO
M&Q4N("!)9AE#`QLD%71S=6)M:71[!" #D645$!>P`V #`&/7'+ %P ^ ;AOP
M=P40`D#Y"? _at_<P&0%Y '@ (P'42S'Z <`F]K&4 9,' ?</D6,'-H&4(5= #
M%Y '(O8L(J(8XF<9, (_at_&4,8L/9B(; ?H&459A."%V4!0%<5B _P!"!F"L%A
M!"!)U1_0;1_0=PK 924`!:#D<'D%$&=H'[$"(!B!_&5X(8$;\"-!&5('<!4!
M:R(2&\!I)<%O'D #D6GM`0!A']$;\&X7_at_"ND+5+['Z$@$&8>`"E0&L(C(1K0
MGP0_at_!X &(ABU+=)J=2' :RH#&4)I!<!F"D !("#Z=_at_208BR!*8 #\!E0"&#[
M+?,QT7 $D!^0!! LH1X`^E0987,)$2S2&L0I4"FPWP0_at_+T,:XBSA"X!C"D !
M`/L;\ EP+2%"&N(M< D`-07]-+%T,B(+_at_"-!"L LD#;PO0>1=QK0#W 8HPA@
M;!OP_QC_at_%Y ED 40#[ 5;Q9T%V\_&'_at_MTB-P!4 `<!JU1U>W);DF<QX013)@
M`Z!P,R#_(T$J$AKB(_<&\!OP)(8<`OTM$FX#4!GQ(_at_0EQ#'1*A?U'@%(&=!E
M,F$E`"E0&.+_!: L83UV/^$A`BD_at_(R SV/<C,B 8&&,H&5$8D3K#'.#/,F$E
M_at_@(0,[%H>0"02A%?.\0)<#T@.4$9\2D;$&__,2$S,BSA30,Q]3U0*R >`=9-
M&) +8'<;4F$)PC Q_S,!+^$E`!U2.\1*A ,0`R!W!& Q(18P:R 0&) MTF\\
M8FH]82,R3?LF_at_6US_R4`2"0X(3?B!" MT$R%.M#_!Y$IP4Y4"8!/9!3P"X L
MHK\<$2*Q2M09(2W1&M-B,T&_/2$$8#U0,90[Q#,_at_8AT@_R4`-- 90DJV)9$'
M0%724*/['Z >`4,(< EP(C%6PU4TWPN 5'H[Q$K44GYB%2 88?]&02MC8>%-
MHE>Q)L\GW#20^QUQ--!U(1 HPC'0+PI*H?\`P!RA4X0&D"*B"0`C$!PA[U+1
M,95"XC($*#HD6+(VX/\"( "08Q$B,5"C,:0<X ?_at__S(#38 <$2600A,9,#=A
M(_at_&><D1P.[\GYCSI(%=0LM\88345:H(OX N 9"4`%0'_*2 5("(`"W!24281
M'6).R-P_at_>0A@(.$R8"@VU6 E_QE_at_5S$E(@-P!Y$#4B4`<Q/?"8 WL0(@)0`/
MP&,>``= _"XI=J580#UP"' 'D706_R"R&.$?!1CB"X!5-#6Q4C+_&Y0X`FL!
M+-(DAAX!<',OH_M\4D:A)U)!2&(_X&XT2\/?2+M-HUW!8V\GW%<:T!41_S/0
M%/-7(AD_at_0A0<$1CB&+'_!Y !D2.C+7 RL14@%C <X+LX9@# :@6Q1F$",',>
M`/A/8G8LH#$0&($94H>$_QBB(\ ZPV'A:%(:XDO"5R+]&5$Z"N,*A J &Y,L
MI1E2]DDL``9Q=7:147>&!#AUSF8QT#$B5L!S80$`C;;_=7$#H(\U1S0UPP#
M`0!K9_==`0B0`Z!R`-!>PHW8,R#WCZ$_at_X'61<TI1D(-8XBDA_R'!`" ;X2V6
M,0.0_at_Y*3!!#^83K01,8;$ = DT%AT1A0_FYX(8W8*.!PUG)A.N *P/^-MI$W
M4+(:T'F1,_at_`)X&'"OQE_at_6I%PH2$1FW^<BVN3,/]2X#1@;C^";!UQ=R![,C0"
MWC^C,*!_)_I[578&\&7 OSU0&V$Y8E.Q->,5($$Q$>^3,!8P`Y$6,&*3, <A
M`Z!^*&7 .>$?PARA?+$8D&;?(! 9P:<9(O%3_at_RF@:0J _T;$/Q-QH5XP!;$X
M>R7!J6'O)C(*L&X+"H!#&6 $D!_!%QAPH&40<0"Q`````P`0$ `````#`!$0
M`0````,`_at_!#_____0 `'," >)$^1BKT!0 `(," >)$^1BKT!"P`!@ @@!@``
M````P ```````$8``````X4````````#``* "" &``````# ````````1_at_``
M```0A0````````,`!( (( 8``````, ```````!&`````%*%``"W#0```P`%
M_at_ @@!@``````P ```````$8`````$84````````#``: "" &``````# ````
M````1_at_`````!A0```````!X`!X (( 8``````, ```````!&`````%2%```!
M````! ```#_at_N, `+``B "" &``````# ````````1@`````.A0````````,`
M"8 (( 8``````, ```````!&`````!B%````````'_at_`*@ @@!@``````P ``
M`````$8`````-H4```$````!`````````!X`"X (( 8``````, ```````!&
M`````#>%```!`````0`````````>``R "" &``````# ````````1_at_`````X
MA0```0````$`````````'_at_`]``$````%````4D4Z( `````#``TT_3<``"R4
`
end
Received on Thu May 28 1998 - 23:45:29 UTC