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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 6430260" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Can't tell without reading it if it violates copyright, but it almost certainly violates the Ravenloft trademark...IANAL - but I have a deep seated interest in IP matters. The real crux is that a lot of what people think are Copyright suits aren't... they are usually Trademark suits or combined Trademark and Copyright. Now, there also is a certain subset of copyright violations that are actually criminal law rather than civil.Before you use any IP that is not yours, you should consult a lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property Law. That includes Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents (all of which have federal protections) or Trade Secrets (which have US standing on a state by state basis - and not in all states). It's complex, convoluted, and mostly by precedent, rather than blackletter law. Even in dealing with open licenses, it's not a bad idea to check with an IP lawyer.</blockquote>