Robert said, but what about data tables that are purely formula based
that have no use outside of the application of the rule that references
the table.
You are correct that the underlying formula cannot be copyrighted. You
can reverse engineer the tables legally still (even in the US), but as
In my non-lawyer opinion, I would suggest that youdo you own thing rather than try to resurrect theseworks. With that most important thing said, let meoffer some suggestions to you.Are you sure the author is the original copyrightholder? If he created the game as a "work for hire" then he might
Robert-
I guess I have two answers to your question:
1. Does the license allow you to recreate content like
that? Theoretically it does.
Presuming you are smart enough to not use trademarks,
etc, the sticking point for you is this:
5.Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You
are
On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 09:02 -0600, Mark Wilkinson wrote:
In my non-lawyer opinion, I would suggest that you
do you own thing rather than try to resurrect these
works.
HAHAHA! That is exactly what my wife said.
Her: Why are you wasting time making stuff for
someone else's world? Why not just
Or I may get disgusted with the whole sorry state of
copyright affairs related to a dead and gone game
company and chuck the whole idea. I am not a lawyer
and never really wanted to be.
I cant stand this comment.
It isnt for YOU to decide if the game is dead and what
can or cant be done with
Dang. See what happens when the list comes to life?
On 9/6/06, Exile In Paradise [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Open Game Gurus,
I would like to discuss a real-world issue I am
wrestling with.
Robert, you need one of three things: (1) A statement from the
copyright holder that your rules-only
On 6 Sep 2006 at 21:29, Exile In Paradise wrote:
Dear Open Game Gurus,
I would like to discuss a real-world issue I am
wrestling with.
I am a collector and fan of a game system published
from 1980-1994 by a publisher that is long since
gone.
First and foremost, you need to retain the
