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Originally Posted by wellspring
Speaking of Pyramid (or follow-on supplements for Sorcery)...
Will any of this forum discussion have IP implications if PK starts writing up spells like this for publication? That is, say we come up with an answer for Plant Growth. Can PK use that as written or does it become a sticky wicket with copyright?
I'm lurking these conversations with great interest, but it occurred to me that we might be unintentionally throwing a wrench into the works.
(I say this because on some other companies forums, fan rules and implementations of existing rules are restricted to forums where writers aren't permitted to browse. The idea is that some fan might file a lawsuit because the published version of Control Asparagus looks similar to the idea they posted in the fan forums a few years before.)
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I think you meant to post this in
this thread, rather than the one you used necromancy on. I can't find it now, but I believe
somewhere on the site is a disclaimer that SJGames legally owns posts made on this forum. So, if a fan happens to post an excellent way to handle Control Asparagus or whatever, and that makes it into a supplement, SJGames is covered against any sort of lawsuit. That said, I'd imagine SJGames is the type of company to give credit where it's due, even if it's just in a blurb at the back saying "User supervegan originally posted the builds for Control Asparagus, Flesh to Broccoli, and Slay Carnivore to the GURPS subforum at forums.sjgames.com."
EDIT:
Here's what I was talking about. Under the Forum Rules, section G, posting anything without an explicit copyright means SJGames can more-or-less do whatever they'd like with it.