In a message dated 12/13/00 7:09:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>This is so wrong I don't even know where to begin. We aren't talking about
>tools, we're talking about explicitly licensed copyrighted material. If
>it is a 'derivative work' under copyright law, it isn't really yours, and
>thus you have no rights to distribute it.
>
>Your examples do not translate to OGL.
Huh?
If I write a story with the characters from Gilligan's Island, its my story.
I own it. It is derivative. I can even distribute it. If I do so *for profit*
I have a problem, but otherwise I'm fine. And even though they can tell me
not to distribute it, *I* still own the story, not them.
-Paul @ Team Frog Studios
www.teamfrog.com
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