NWN and Classic Modules

[Agamon]

Did I say I was recreating Keep on the Borderlands? No, no, what I meant was, I making an adventure called The Caves of Evil, which just happens to have a keep for a base and a valley lined with caves as an adventure site.

Under the radar? Pretty easy to build a stealth bomber, if you ask me.

 

[Thebalrog]

lol, NWN never would have been made without WotC's strict permission. If NWN's FAQ says it's ok to create mods from old games then it is. Bioware isn't stupid enough to bite the hand that fed them like that. You really don't think Bioware would have brought this issue up previously with WotC? It's in the FAQ which means Bioware's already asked WotC about it and WotC has responded thus. Heck they probably already had that issue covered before NWN even began development. Otherwise WotC would take one look at the NWN FAQ and sue Bioware's pants off.

Not to mention as Maerdwyn already pointed out, people have already been posting such things on the official NWN boards. If this were illeagal as has been implied here, WotC would be obligated to prosicute not only those posters of the illeagal material but also the owners of the site that allowed them to post it. And since it's the official NWN site owned by Bioware, I think it's safe to say that they wouldn't want a law suit and jail time on their hands before the game is even released.

 

[Grazzt]

Re: Hard to say

Actualy it realy depends on how derivitive it is.

A pen and paper modual is going to be a lot different than a 3-D computer version. So much so that you might be able to claim that it is a valid derivitive.

Perhaps, but it doesnt have to be an exact copy, derivative works can infringe.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Re: Hard to say

Actualy it realy depends on how derivitive it is.

Actually, it doesn't.

According to derivitive works laws, anything that's a derivitive of something copyrighted by WotC (in this case, modules) is property of WotC, and they can order such conversions taken offline or else face legal actions.

Now, the question is, would WotC do such a thing? I seriously doubt it. There are only a few notable cases where this law is enforced - the one that comes to mind is Robert Jordan, who expressly forbids fan-fiction. In most cases companies don't have a problem with such things. So I wouldn't worry about it too much.