 Legalese for a pbp Post, Anyone know? |
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 Oct 31 2012, 01:57 PM
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Dragon  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267  |
This is possibly over cautious but in our 2072 pbp we are preparing a post that will take the form of a Jackpoint thread with shadow comments etc from the well known faces. If it was a table top game I'd think no more of it, it's just a player resource, but in this case do we need to add some sort of disclaimer about the use of the Fastjack handle etc? Have other people done this if they've NPC'd a canon figure?
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Oct 31 2012, 03:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: 7-September 10 Member No.: 19,020 |
"Warning: The opinions expressed herein are not to be taken seriously, licentiously, or even fallaciously. All canon characters belong to their respective license holders, and are used under the Fair Use Policy Act 17 U.S.C. § 107."
Seems a little overzealous to put a disclaimer on some roleplay materials, though. |
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Oct 31 2012, 05:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 197 Joined: 14-July 11 From: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 33,321 |
QUOTE (RelentlessImp @ Oct 31 2012, 11:51 AM)  Seems a little overzealous to put a disclaimer on some roleplay materials, though. Better safe than sorry. Some companies could give a rat's ass, but some will sue the pants off you just for looking at them cross-eyed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) |
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Nov 1 2012, 02:48 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
Using an NPC made for a game in that game would fall under "fair use", I would think. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif)
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Nov 1 2012, 03:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 30-January 12 Member No.: 48,557 |
Besides, they've statted quite a few of these characters out various books. I'm pretty sure if the Jackpointers weren't intended to be used in games, there wouldn't be any info on them.
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Nov 1 2012, 02:19 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Validating Posts: 2,492 Joined: 19-April 12 Member No.: 51,818 |
QUOTE (Glyph @ Oct 31 2012, 10:48 PM) Using an NPC made for a game in that game would fall under "fair use", I would think. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) IANAL, but I tend to agree with this POV. |
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Nov 1 2012, 02:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 23-September 11 From: Vegas Member No.: 38,733 |
QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Nov 1 2012, 07:19 AM) IANAL, but I tend to agree with this POV. Now see, I instantly translate that as iANAL, and then I start wondering when Apple demanded that you have your colonic map on file with them. I blame the lack of sleep, and the hatred born of fixing the dang things for a living. |
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