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#1 lennygalloway Feb 16, 2009 18:41:04	I have designed a world and written some stories which I hope to develop into a series of novels. People have been adventuring in this world for about 15 years. I recently moved from pencil and paper to the computer. I am using software from ProFantasy to help with this. Much of the work is original but relies heavily on D&D concepts and ideas too. If I want to get this published eventually, what needs to be done to avoid copyright infringements?
#2 Rhineglade_ Feb 16, 2009 19:04:06	Since few of us are Lawyers, I would suggest that you contact a Copyright attorney. Some of them also serve as literary agents and can direct you to the right path to pursue (especially if you live in a larger city where lawyers are climbing out of the woodwork). With that said, you can also send out inquiries to Wizards of the Coast. They have a book line as well and I believe there are postings somewhere in this forum on how to send out a manuscript to them if I'm not mistaken. Since THEY own the rights to D&D, you don't have to worry about copyright. You can also change some aspects of your book to avoid direct infringement. The terms "elf," "orc," "wizard" etc are not owned by anyone and can be used freely. WotC does own the term "drow" but not "dark elf." See, there are tons of ways around it.