From:	Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: [Legal] Card ideas
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 1997 09:21:11 -0700

---Lady Jestyr wrote:
>
> 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?

I'll ask Adam/Mark if there's a way to have Listserv do that.

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