| From: | Bull <chaos@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [Legal] Card ideas |
| Date: | Thu, 25 Sep 1997 15:13:35 -0400 |
[SNIP Tinner stuff]
>Very good points, makes me feel a little better. Here is another
>point about your point after AFAIK, that relates to the Bull card.
>Since the card game and mechanics are most likly considered FASA's
>"intellectual property", could it not be said that any card that uses
>the same game mechanics fall under FASA's "intellectual property"?
>
No. They can say that you're infringing upon their Intellectual property
by making cards using their rules, and can sue you. TSR had been using
these atctics to shut down websites with AD&D related info on them.
Otherwise, if what you were saying was true, then every piece of I-Net
material for SR that's been created could and would be owned by FASA. that
would be rather disgusting...:]
However, there should be no problems... FASA is REALLY cool about the
Internet stuff relating to their games. As long as you aren't posting
scanned copies of their books, or making money off the Shadowrun name, they
really leave you alone and let you have fun...;]
>Come to think of it didn't Wizards of the Coast win a lawsuit against
>a
>start-up company that was producing "Magic" like stickers to put on
>Magic cards.
>
This is a little different. This was making money off of WOTC's game.
Same thing would happen if you tried to Publish and Sell as set of SR cards
that you made yourself, especially ones that were compatible with the Card
Game.
Bull
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