Re: (TFT) The Copyright Monster Again

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

Justin,
    Acording to the letter I recieved from the Library of Congress on the 
subject, "The idea for a game can not be copyrighted, on the particular 
maner of artistic expression."  In point of fact their is an allowance to 
copy a small amount of material verbatum if it is used in a derivative work. 
 The working principal behind this is that copyrights were invented to 
"advance the arts and sciences", not to make people rich.  Thus, if you 
print a monster from one game in the  format of a different game, it is both 
artisticaly diferent from the original, and a derivative.
    This in no way constitutes legal advice.  In the event of an actual law 
suit you should contact your own lawyer.  I want to go on record now stating 
that I don't even remember writing this post.

    David Michael Grouchy II
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