RE: TSR Internet Policy (was Re: [Open_Gaming] A D20STL caution)

[Brad Thompson]

> Jason Lotito
>
>  Bob said...
> "I'm not sure but when I went to school I thought original meant something
> from _your_ mind not built upon someone else's work. "
>
> But then even by this remark...the entire Dungeons and Dragons line is not
> original, and would 'fail' under the online policy.  D&D was based in part
> on J.R.R. Tolkien's series.

Whether D&D is original or not is irrelevant.  WotC doesn't have to abide by
its own policy.  At most, it means that others can base their work on the
same sources as D&D and have equal claim to copyright protection.

-Brad

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