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Message no. 1
From: Patric 'Procrastination' Rogers <PROGERS@******.BITNET>
Subject: posting and copyrights
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1993 09:19:00 EDT
Nightfox,

you can't copyright a "concept," "conception," or "idea."
only a manuscript,
name, or some other animal in writing or in physical form.
sorry, but that angle can't stop ppl from using your character.

Brian,
i thought the voodoo was from white wolf - a "semi-official" source ;)
(if it was original, could you email me a fresh copy?)
i've read the voodoo material in white wolf and i found it interesting.
it tends to open a whole new branch of magic within the SR rules -
shamans, hermetics and voodoo. i'm not *completely* comfortable with that
since it's akin to openning a bottomless barrel of monkies.

i did read the entire martial arts post that you made. my first impression
was "neat powers, but thost skill level requirements are outrageous!!"
then i read those "neat powers" again, thought about my own cyber-assassin
character (unarmed concentration in short hand kung fu of 7) and decided
that your system seemed well balanced after all ;) (still hard to get,
but well balanced).

CKS,
good to see, i was just wondering the other day if you were still with us ;)

i tend to agree with the idea of taking the "copyright discussion" off this
list. there are other lists better prepared to deal with the topic (not that
this list _can't_, but i smell a flame war brewing in the background).
i like the idea of a "comittee" being willing to look into it. good summer
project for anyone with ideas and no where to publish them!


patric
progers@******.bitnet

Sanctuary BBS, 517/629-2002, 24 hrs, 9600/N81, Gaming and Computer Networks

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