Hello there,
I coudn't find this around anywhere on the site, I'm new here so I don' know everyting well.
What I would like to know is this: If I make a Play-by-Forum type of D&D game on some forum in the internet, can I post a image of a monster taken from either the Online Compendium or one of the Monster Books of 4th ED I own? Or would that be wrong?
thanks in advance,
KOH
Posting copy righted material is against the code of conduct.
It is also linked at the bottom of the page, and just about every page on the forums.
Here the direct links to the stuff that you should read: Terms of Use, Code of Conduct.
Well I was talking about posting a picture from a book I own with indicated sources and authors on other forums, not here. Even that is not enough then? I thought that it could be possible since it's not for commercial purposes. Is there a way to obtain a license or someting like that?
Also I guess pictures from previous edtions cannot be posted too (on other forums, not here) even if we provide the author and source?
The previous editions all have there art on the main site somewhere that you can link to.
The first three core rulebooks books of 4th also have the art free on the main site.
You should be able to use such without any problems.
Any other free art should be OK as well.
Ok, thanks. I fowarded the question to costumer service anyway. I don't want any troble, just to be able to make my online campaign more interesting, posting monster pictures, if that is possible.
To anyone wondering the offical answer is: no, we are not allowed to use art from here or the previous vesions (on the archives) on play-by-forum campaigns outside of this forum. You can use only the things contained on the fan-site kit.
and yet tons do on other pbp sites O_o, I think it's something nobody really cares about. Then again what if I wanted to scan pics from my D&D books and use them? XD Or what if I buy a pdf?
(oddly enough i've used pics from other sites before but I don't think i've used a single pic from wotc for a pbp site anywhere... then again i love kobolds and there isn't too much kobold material XD
To me ownership becomes something like.... I bought it.. it's mine O_o I can do what I want with it outside of posting the book as a scanned pdf on downloading sites.
Reminds me, I did buy some pdf's from logan's sinster adveture's site for his few dollar "indulgences" pdfs. I feel if I want to use the pics for something else I should! (which i've YET to do... but I been wanting a way to put those weresharks into my rp world 
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Yes it is really unfortunate, but the e-mail was quite clear: only fan site kit images are allowed to be posted on outside forums, unless that forum has some kind of partnership with the WOTC. A disappointment, since my online campaigns would be much more interesting with the monster pictures and other artwork. I don't really see the problem in doing this since we could just mention the author and the book that. Anyway... =/