>From: lizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>They are. You just can't use the logo, and have to rewrite everything in
>your own words, and do so in such a way as to be absolutely sure you
>aren't coming close to a copyright violation. THEN, you have to compete
>with people who do play by the rules, and who have that shiny "D20" logo
>on the cover. Point blank -- unless you're very, very, very, good,
>you're going to lose in the marketplace.
You forgot about the incessant worrying that you're going to be sued and
shut down by a very big company with a lot more money that you--like
Wizards, Hasbro, Robert Jordan, or Lucasarts.
DM
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