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Ilztfryn Claddghym
Seeker
Canada
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 Posted - 04 Sep 2007 : 05:19:26
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Hey guys,
I'm back after a long time of being to tired to care about forums and stuff, i plan on being back but as a lesser player.
I have a few questions though:
At my site would it be ok to post info about races, dieties and other info straight from the player handbooks? We are not makeing money off of the site and it is strictly for role playing use. Is this a nono or is it ok?
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 04 Sep 2007 : 05:35:13
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I'd say if it's in the System Reference Document then it's a nonissue. If the info isn't in that source then you are better off asking WOTC.
Course, I'm not a lawyer. |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 04 Sep 2007 : 05:49:57
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I'd have to agree with Kuje. I've had some experience with copyright-related issues recently, specifically dealing with RPG content. And as far as I know . . . if it's not open source material, then you legally don't have the authority to re-produce this content anywhere online.
Though, I also am not a lawyer. You could try Krash, however I'm not sure this type of legality question would fall into the category of the law he practices. Failing that, I'd probably ask WOTC too.
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
762 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2007 : 10:38:10
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quote:
Originally posted by Ilztfryn Claddghym
At my site would it be ok to post info about races, dieties and other info straight from the player handbooks? We are not makeing money off of the site and it is strictly for role playing use. Is this a nono or is it ok?
If you had said The Players Handbook then to my knowledge that is the core rulebook for the D20 system. I guess in the first instance the best thing to do would be to check the OGL information either in the source book or via the WotC website.
It is always a good idea to say what your source is as well. |
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Wenin
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 05 Sep 2007 : 01:41:30
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If it is information in the Player's Handbook, just reference directly to the subject matter.
http://www.d20srd.org/
If it is information in any of the FR sourcebooks then you can't have any information verbatim. |
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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freyar
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 05 Sep 2007 : 15:17:32
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Technically, anything which is Open Game Content (OGC) can be re-posted. Note that the actual text of the PHB, DMG, and MM is not OGC, though the information is, through the System Reference Document. Wenin's link above is to a nice online copy, which has the legalities already taken care of. Technically, you also have to post the open game license any time you use OGC.
OTOH, WotC doesn't seem to come down on fan sites that don't use the OGL properly or have information on their intellectual property. So, as long as you're not posting large chunks of their books, you're probably ok in practice. |
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