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From: hamrag@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Humbug Software")
Subject: RE: Copyrighted characters in adventures
Message-ID: <Covo7C.C9u@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Organization: Humbug Software
References: <1994Apr22.113740.4946@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 17:49:59 GMT
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>   Hi, I have just started dabbling with various adventure game builders,
> and I have a legality question.  
>    If I use copyrighted character(s), what permission, if any , do I
> need to obtain?  These games would be freeware, btw.
>  For instance, there is a game called Alice, created using AGT. 
> The author put "Based on characters by Lewis Carroll", but I didn't
> see any other notice.  If someone could clear this up, that would
> be great.  Thanks.

You've got to be _very_ careful (although it's unlikely anyone will sting 
you with a law suit, unless you start making bucks).  Anyway, it's far 
more fun to create your own characters and situations.

Imagine how dull Shakespeare would have been if he had pinched all the 
plots and characters from other people's stories?  Hmm, on second 
thoughts.. :-)

--
Graham Cluley          hamrag@cix.compulink.co.uk
Humbug Software
43 Old Mill Gardens    Author of shareware adventures
Berkhamsted Herts UK   HUMBUG and JACARANDA JIM.
