Re: TML Public or Private

Scott, the thing to remember is that Chadwick was essentially blowing smoke
with his "intellectual property" crap.  If he even thinks about going after
someone who pops off a story or two, the lawyers would laugh in his face!
Ok, actually they would go along with it cuz it will mean money in their
pockets.  But the judge won't even listen to it.

Hey, every RPG publisher encourages the writing of modules for their games.
What they do object to is the _selling_ of the modules.  When you start taking
money out of their pocket, that's when they get pissed (and rightly so for the
most part.)  Any story or ship design or world design or computer program
published in the TML gets no monetary reimbursement.  The stuff is original.
GDW isn't losing a dime!  However, if you were to start transcribing a
previously published module or story, that's another matter entirely.  From
my understanding of copyright law, GDW would need to show some sort of
damage inflicted upon them.  There is no damage (other than what they do
to themselves.)  I think we are all safe in the way the TML has been
operating in the past.

It is good to bring this up periodically, though.

Keep on writing!

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