RE: [Epic] Our Very Own Black Library

From: Kelley, Kevin J., JCS <kevin.kelley_at_...>
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 07:28:19 -0400

You may want to take a look at the Rogue Trader Cult site - lots of OOP
fluff there and apparently no protest from GW.
Kevin

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> From: Chris Pinson[SMTP:chrisp_at_...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 1998 7:45 PM
> To: 'space-marine_at_...'
> Subject: RE: [Epic] Our Very Own Black Library
>
> 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.
>
Received on Fri May 29 1998 - 11:28:19 UTC