Thread: GSL GSL: No kobolds?
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Old 23rd June 2008, 06:32 AM   #14 (permalink)
pemerton
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Originally Posted by mxyzplk
any derivation of the art is restricted by the GSL, so you could interpret describing e.g. gnolls as hyena-like humanoids as forbidden.
The actual text of the GSL is "Licensee expressly agrees it will not use, publish or reprint any such imagery or artwork, including without limitation any derivatives thereof, without Wizards’ written permission."

The word "derivative" has a technical meaning in US copyright law. Are you suggesting that, consistent with that meaning, a verbal description of an image can constitute a work that is derivative of that image?
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