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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 2241517" data-attributes="member: 1288">Hey, folks. I dithered about which forum to put this in, but since I'm looking for semi-legal advice, and also other publishers' experience, I figured this was the place to go.Lions Den is looking at developing a small line of products that would include maps. Now, if this were a major release, or a one-time thing, we'd hire Ed Bourelle or someone, and call it done. But for smaller and more frequent maps, we really feel like we ought to at least look into doing it ourselves.From what I've seen, Dundjinni produces some pretty nifty looking maps. The thing is, I seem to recall reading somewhere that they frowned on people using Dundjinni-crafted maps in published products.Now, leaving aside the question of whether they actually have any say in the matter once their product has been purchased--I have no idea if they'd actually have a legal leg to stand on--the truth is, I'm not interested in pissing anyone off, or violating anyone's user terms. So, my question is, do I correctly remember that legal issues prevent (or at least impede) the use of Dundjinni maps in published products? And if I do remember correctly, do they offer any options for negotiating exceptions to such restrictions?(Frankly, I have no intention of purchasing Dundjinni if I can't use it for professional reasons. The map-making programs I already have aren't good enough for publication, but they serve well enough in my own campaigns. So I can't just look at the legal myself, since I don't own the product.)</blockquote>

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