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From: Daniel Casquilho <casquild@***********.COM>
Subject: Re[2]: [Legal] Card ideas
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:39:09 -0800
>...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).

Lady Jestyr,

If you make something public domain then the creater has NO rights at all.
Not even to ask for credit. Also not that without a statement from the creater
FASA could not assume any protection dispite what you may post in a FAQ. Why?
Because the author could claim to not have seen or understood your FAQ message.
Copyright law here in the US is quite messy and tends to favor the person who
held the right first.
What we all should do is place our own statements offering FASA the free use
of our ideas. That way each "Dream Card" post would include an explisit release
for FASA.

Daniel

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