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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8290820" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>My basic objection still stands: Matt is not making up beholder-adjacent monsters to avoid IP conflicts.</p><p></p><p>Considering the book and cartoon I'm sure their legal department has been talking to WOTC's legal department. But, unless I'm missing something there's not an issue even if they do get ad revenue and donations. You just have to allow people to view it for free:</p><p></p><p>from the <a href="https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/fancontentpolicy" target="_blank">fan content policy</a>:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>One word: F-R-E-E</strong>. You can use Wizards’ IP (except for the restrictions listed in #3) to make Fan Content that you share with the community for free. Free means <u>FREE</u>:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can’t require payments, surveys, downloads, subscriptions, or email registration to access your Fan Content;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can’t sell or license your Fan Content to any third parties for any type of compensation; and</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Your Fan Content must be free for others (including Wizards) to view, access, share, and use without paying you anything, obtaining your approval, or giving you credit.</li> </ul></li> </ol> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>You can, however, subsidize </strong>your Fan Content by taking advantage of sponsorships, ad revenue, and donations—so long as it doesn’t interfere with the Community’s access to your Fan Content.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>But, you know what? I don't really give a furry rat's posterior. Just pointing out that as long as people <em>can</em> get the content for free there should be no issue assuming you follow the other guidelines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8290820, member: 6801845"] My basic objection still stands: Matt is not making up beholder-adjacent monsters to avoid IP conflicts. Considering the book and cartoon I'm sure their legal department has been talking to WOTC's legal department. But, unless I'm missing something there's not an issue even if they do get ad revenue and donations. You just have to allow people to view it for free: from the [URL='https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/fancontentpolicy']fan content policy[/URL]: [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST=1] [*][B]One word: F-R-E-E[/B]. You can use Wizards’ IP (except for the restrictions listed in #3) to make Fan Content that you share with the community for free. Free means [U]FREE[/U]: [LIST] [*]You can’t require payments, surveys, downloads, subscriptions, or email registration to access your Fan Content; [*]You can’t sell or license your Fan Content to any third parties for any type of compensation; and [*]Your Fan Content must be free for others (including Wizards) to view, access, share, and use without paying you anything, obtaining your approval, or giving you credit. [/LIST] [/LIST] [INDENT][B]You can, however, subsidize [/B]your Fan Content by taking advantage of sponsorships, ad revenue, and donations—so long as it doesn’t interfere with the Community’s access to your Fan Content.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] But, you know what? I don't really give a furry rat's posterior. Just pointing out that as long as people [I]can[/I] get the content for free there should be no issue assuming you follow the other guidelines. [/QUOTE]
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