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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5289401" data-attributes="member: 59506">As far as using WotC copyrighted artwork on-line: Yeah, you're SOL on that one.&nbsp; I think that one is pretty obvious.&nbsp; You are only telling them in a very general way how you are going to use it.&nbsp; If they gave you blanket approval before &quot;seeing&quot; the site, and then found out it was representing their IP in a manner they don't want, they'd be screwed.&nbsp; And even if you showed the site to them ahead of time, they have no guarantee that your site would remain that way, or remain non-profit.&nbsp;But, as far as using images for a game at a gamestore: 1) I believe that would be what's called &quot;fair use&quot;.&nbsp; You can print out pictures, use them on your computer, make handouts, etc., and it's not a problem.&nbsp; 2) But, even for something that's fair use, WotC is not going to give you aproval or authorization.&nbsp; Ever.&nbsp; They've laid out what is okay and &quot;legal&quot; in their Fan Kit and under the GSL...and that's it.&nbsp; Period.&nbsp; End of Story.&nbsp; They are not going to approve of anything outside of those parameters.&nbsp; If it's not already in the Fan Kit or the GSL, you can't do it, and they are never going to say you can.&nbsp; This isn't just a WotC thing.&nbsp; Any company works that way...INCLUDING PAIZO.&nbsp; 3) But, as far as the use of such stuff in a game where it's probably Fair Use: even it it wasn't, &quot;How in the Hell would WotC ever even know?&quot;!&nbsp; Do you really think that secret police from WotC are going to storm your FLGS, seize your game materials, and haul you off in Adamantine shackles?&nbsp;Seriously, you can rant all you want in the manner you did to WotC, but they didn't respond any differently to you than they or any other company would have responded to anybody else.&nbsp;I'm also pretty sure they read your emails and listened to your messages, and probably shared it with everyone in the office.&nbsp; Probably something like, &quot;Hey, we've got another one of those people...&nbsp; Read this one.&nbsp; It's off the leash!&quot;.&nbsp;Seriously dude, you don't want to be &quot;that guy&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 5289401, member: 59506"] As far as using WotC copyrighted artwork on-line: Yeah, you're SOL on that one. I think that one is pretty obvious. You are only telling them in a very general way how you are going to use it. If they gave you blanket approval before "seeing" the site, and then found out it was representing their IP in a manner they don't want, they'd be screwed. And even if you showed the site to them ahead of time, they have no guarantee that your site would remain that way, or remain non-profit. But, as far as using images for a game at a gamestore: 1) I believe that would be what's called "fair use". You can print out pictures, use them on your computer, make handouts, etc., and it's not a problem. 2) But, even for something that's fair use, WotC is not going to give you aproval or authorization. Ever. They've laid out what is okay and "legal" in their Fan Kit and under the GSL...and that's it. Period. End of Story. They are not going to approve of anything outside of those parameters. If it's not already in the Fan Kit or the GSL, you can't do it, and they are never going to say you can. This isn't just a WotC thing. Any company works that way...INCLUDING PAIZO. 3) But, as far as the use of such stuff in a game where it's probably Fair Use: even it it wasn't, [I]"How in the Hell would WotC ever even know?"[/I]! Do you really think that secret police from WotC are going to storm your FLGS, seize your game materials, and haul you off in Adamantine shackles? Seriously, you can rant all you want in the manner you did to WotC, but they didn't respond any differently to you than they or any other company would have responded to anybody else. I'm also pretty sure they read your emails and listened to your messages, and probably shared it with everyone in the office. Probably something like, "Hey, we've got another one of [I]those people[/I]... Read this one. It's off the leash!". Seriously dude, you don't want to be [I]"that guy"[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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