 Legality of using existing RPG rules., Legal and acceptable, unenforcable or just plain criminal ?? |
 Sep 8 2008, 10:14 AM
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Hi,
With the advent of Fuzion, D20, etc I wondered what's the the legal position of using rules mechanics that already exist for something more than just a homebrew system/setting ?? Can a dice mechanic be copyrighted/patented ?? If I want to design a rpg using [stat+skill+d20 vs target number] or [stat/skill or less on d20], do I need to license it from someone or is that generic and unenforcable ?? Obviously, designing an rpg with the same mechanics and background and options as an existing rpg would be copyright infringement... ...But few things are unique and parallel design does happen. Thoughts/ideas ?? |
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Synner667 Legality of using existing RPG rules. Sep 8 2008, 10:14 AM
Fuchs d20 has the OGL, the Open gaming License.
It... Sep 8 2008, 10:35 AM Synner667 Thank you...
...But that doesn't address the p... Sep 8 2008, 11:02 AM Fuchs You asked if you'd need a license to use the d... Sep 8 2008, 11:08 AM nezumi QUOTE (Synner667 @ Sep 8 2008, 05:14 AM) ... Sep 8 2008, 03:04 PM
Cantankerous QUOTE (nezumi @ Sep 8 2008, 05:04 PM) Fro... Sep 27 2008, 12:37 PM hyzmarca Mechanics are, at best, patentable and usually not... Sep 8 2008, 04:26 PM Dumori Or wording that can't really be change and you... Sep 8 2008, 04:53 PM Fuchs Original ED had such a system. You rolled differen... Sep 8 2008, 10:44 PM deek So, it seems to me you can make up and use any dic... Sep 9 2008, 06:08 PM Kronk2 QUOTE (deek @ Sep 9 2008, 01:08 PM) So, i... Sep 20 2008, 06:00 AM Dumori I think we might be running out of practical dice ... Sep 9 2008, 07:49 PM Alex Word to the wise - if you step on an interested pa... Sep 22 2008, 04:17 AM shadowfire QUOTE (Synner667 @ Sep 8 2008, 06:14 AM) ... Sep 22 2008, 05:06 AM Cain QUOTE (shadowfire @ Sep 21 2008, 10:06 PM... Sep 27 2008, 04:24 PM shadowfire Right.. which is what i said. You can patent it bu... Sep 27 2008, 04:31 PM Dr. Funkenstein In other words, you can use the mechanics and even... Sep 27 2008, 04:32 PM shadowfire ...............
I'm just wondering why you ... Sep 27 2008, 08:33 PM Dr. Funkenstein QUOTE (shadowfire @ Sep 27 2008, 02:33 PM... Sep 27 2008, 08:45 PM  |
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