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#1 zombiegleemax Apr 25, 2004 23:39:40

Copyright * It is fine to post small amounts of data from a book to give a taste of what something or someone is like; or to make your point in a discussion. * It is not fine to make a post that allows someone to get a large amount of detailed information without buying a book. This includes posting the information; offering to send it via email or message; or posting a link to a site where you can get the data * It is not fine to simply "cut and paste" someone else’s work - no matter if this was posted on the net or not. * It is not fine to make a post encouraging someone else to break copyright. As an example asking someone to scan a few pages and email them to you is a breach of copyright, and will be treated the same as any other breach of the Code of Conduct . To sum up – it is ok to refer to something and even post snippets of that work, but you should not give enough information for people not to have to buy or read the original work. For a more detailed but really easy to read look at copyright go to A brief intro to copyright and then 10 Big Myths about copyright explained Please note … this link is used with permission. ______________________ [color=darkred]Using other people’s work and giving credit[/color] These are guidelines about using what other people have posted here on the WotC site. It is great when people are inspired by the ideas of other people, and go on to develop them further. It is not great when people just cut and paste work done by others. Try not to just take ideas, try to work on them and make them your own. If you use other people's work unaltered, then ask their permission. When you make the post give these people full credit. Please if you see examples of this report it to the WizO moderators. Failure to ask for permission and give credit is not just theft and extremely rude, it is a breach of copyright. It will be treated the same as any other violation of the Code of Conduct.