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<blockquote data-quote="Beginning of the End" data-source="post: 5459500" data-attributes="member: 55271"><p>Jasper, until you have some clue how copyright actually works it would probably be best to stop spreading misinformation about it.</p><p></p><p>With that being said: Imbasel, you have created a derivative work. If you were just using that derivative work to play Harry Potter games with your friends, that would fall under the purview of personal use (which is often confused with fair use) and be perfectly fine.</p><p></p><p>You, however, are distributing it publicly. (The fact that you're not charging any money for it is irrelevant.) So, yes, it's a derivative work. And, yes, J.K. Rowling's lawyers could send you a perfectly legitimate C&D.</p><p></p><p>But, as you point out, Rowling has publicly stated that she's OK with not-for-profit material made by fans. While she hasn't said anything about games in particular, I think her support of similar endeavors pretty much clears even the possibility of ethical question until some new information comes out.</p><p></p><p>Re: "Rowling hates RPGs." This is a bizarre urban legend that has sprung up around the fact that Rowling has rejected the idea of licensing the property for a commercial roleplaying game. The most reliable reports are that: (1) She wants to keep a relatively tight limit on the number of officially-licensed Harry Potter books. (2) She doesn't want third-party publishers expanding the Harry Potter universe. Both make traditionally-published RPGs incredibly problematic.</p><p></p><p>But there are several non-commercial roleplaying sites for Harry Potter, including some associated with websites that Rowling has interacted with in the past. (MuggleNet, for example.) So the idea that she "HATEZZORZ THE RPGERS!!!" is doubtful.</p><p></p><p>You're almost certainly fine.</p><p></p><p>Recommendation: Offer some way for me to download the whole thing at one link.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beginning of the End, post: 5459500, member: 55271"] Jasper, until you have some clue how copyright actually works it would probably be best to stop spreading misinformation about it. With that being said: Imbasel, you have created a derivative work. If you were just using that derivative work to play Harry Potter games with your friends, that would fall under the purview of personal use (which is often confused with fair use) and be perfectly fine. You, however, are distributing it publicly. (The fact that you're not charging any money for it is irrelevant.) So, yes, it's a derivative work. And, yes, J.K. Rowling's lawyers could send you a perfectly legitimate C&D. But, as you point out, Rowling has publicly stated that she's OK with not-for-profit material made by fans. While she hasn't said anything about games in particular, I think her support of similar endeavors pretty much clears even the possibility of ethical question until some new information comes out. Re: "Rowling hates RPGs." This is a bizarre urban legend that has sprung up around the fact that Rowling has rejected the idea of licensing the property for a commercial roleplaying game. The most reliable reports are that: (1) She wants to keep a relatively tight limit on the number of officially-licensed Harry Potter books. (2) She doesn't want third-party publishers expanding the Harry Potter universe. Both make traditionally-published RPGs incredibly problematic. But there are several non-commercial roleplaying sites for Harry Potter, including some associated with websites that Rowling has interacted with in the past. (MuggleNet, for example.) So the idea that she "HATEZZORZ THE RPGERS!!!" is doubtful. You're almost certainly fine. Recommendation: Offer some way for me to download the whole thing at one link. [/QUOTE]
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