From:	Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject:	Re: [Legal] Card ideas
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 1997 22:17:02 +1000

> >
> I, too, was wondering if we were tying FASA's hands by posting them
> here first, or is we posted a similar idea to what they had already
> planned, would that leave them open for lawsuits or that. Maybe they
> could not even consider outside submissions for this very reason. I'm
> no lawyer, just going by past complications...

FASA's web page states that unsolicited submissions (this is for the
writers' guide) will be returned unopened. I assume this is so that
someone can't submit a manuscript, have it rejected, and then later
claim that something of FASA's is plagiarising their work. If FASA's
policy proves that they haven't ever even seen the manuscript the legal
hassles would be much reduced or even eliminated.

I don't know what bearing it has on the card game.

What we may want to do (pointing this mostly at Loki and Dvixen) is cut
down a mini-FAQ and configure the list so that all new subscribers are
automatically sent the mini-FAQ (I know you can do this in Majordomo;
don't know about listserv). Then, we can put a big signposted message in
the mini-FAQ (and the regular FAQ) to the effect that: any "dream cards"
or suggestions/revisions for "dream cards" that are posted on this list
become public domain and FASA is free to use these cards in any future
releases (provided the card author is given credit).

How does this sound?

Lady Jestyr

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