BrooklynKnight
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The Game Mechanics' Modern Players Companion and Martial Arts Mayhem uses movie quotes all througout the book.
Legal question - quotations
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True, but did TGM folks asked permission for the quotations or have consulted with their lawyers?
I mean, don't just jump to the conclusion that "if they can do it, I can do it too" without all the facts.
I mean, don't just jump to the conclusion that "if they can do it, I can do it too" without all the facts.
cybermonkey
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I'm not a lawyer, but it would seem to me that it should be "okay" to use quotations from movies, books and television shows as long as you give credit, where credit is due, and try not to pass it off as you're own original thought.
I'm thinking that the use of quotations would be akin to quoting people in a news story: The writer sets aside the outside material from his material and gives proper attribution.
As in the Vampire game, notice how different the quotations appear (in italics, if I remember correctly, and spaced apart from the rest of the material).
I'm thinking that the use of quotations would be akin to quoting people in a news story: The writer sets aside the outside material from his material and gives proper attribution.
As in the Vampire game, notice how different the quotations appear (in italics, if I remember correctly, and spaced apart from the rest of the material).
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