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Message no. 1
From: Roger Ramirez chariot@*********.net
Subject: Copyright Question
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 11:39:19 -0500
I'm working on a web page for my Shadowrun campaign that I'm running and I
have a section that contains a Timeline of events that my characters have
gone through. The adventures that I have run my characters through so far
have all been published adventures with my own little twists here and there.
Would it be copyright infringement to give a description of what happens to
the characters? It would definitely be a spoiler but I would not be copying
text or stats directly from the books.

Thanks in advance,
-Chariot
Message no. 2
From: Airwasp@***.com Airwasp@***.com
Subject: Copyright Question
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 13:10:44 EST
In a message dated 2/21/1999 11:43:24 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
chariot@*********.net writes:

> I'm working on a web page for my Shadowrun campaign that I'm running and I
> have a section that contains a Timeline of events that my characters have
> gone through. The adventures that I have run my characters through so far
> have all been published adventures with my own little twists here and
there.
> Would it be copyright infringement to give a description of what happens to
> the characters? It would definitely be a spoiler but I would not be
copying
> text or stats directly from the books.

As long as you are descirbing what happened to the characters, but not
reporducing the text exactly, it should not constitute copyright infringement.
Just try to keep the descriptions as short as possible and you should have no
problems.

-Herc
Message no. 3
From: Logan Graves logan1@*****.intercom.net
Subject: Copyright Question
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 16:00:57 -0500
In our last episode, Roger Ramirez wrote:
>
> The adventures that I have run my characters through so far
> have all been published adventures with my own little twists here and there.
> Would it be copyright infringement to give a description of what happens to
> the characters? It would definitely be a spoiler but I would not be copying
> text or stats directly from the books.

On a related note:
At one point in time, FASA *asked* players to send in little "news stories"
about what our runners had done (no names, of course), for use, IIRC, in their
adventure modules' "faxsheet" -type player handouts.

I don't know whatever became of this policy, but I even sent in a few myself.

--Fenris
_____________________________________________________-logan1@*****.intercom.net
(>) Welcome to the 2060's -- an age where (fortunately)
the pizza gets to your door before the police do!
(>) Fenris (paraphrasing Jeff Marder)
Message no. 4
From: GRANITE granite@**.net
Subject: Copyright Question
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 22:35:35 -0700
> Would it be copyright infringement to give a description of what happens to
> the characters?

It shouldn't be as stated..However..you should insert one of those SR
is the property of FASA ect and blah blah..statements on your
page somewhere....This should satisfy things..
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==============================================Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The
Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
==============================================Understanding is a three edged sword. - Kosh
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See Them Driven Before You,
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