Submitting myths and the fan policy

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_...>
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:38:15 -0000

> > If I want to submit a myth to the list, what hoops do I need to
> jump through?

Short answer: none, assuming that you are submitting a new text to the list and not just cutting and pasting the text from an Issaries publication.

> I believe the general principle is that unless you personally sign
> your life/rights away, you retain copyright on the exact words you
> use, but Issaries can borrow the general concepts and names you
may
> come up with. And they make no *legal* promise to even attempt to
> credit you, but in practise may well try to do so if they can.

Yep. That's it in a nutshell.

> Which as far as I can see is no change from before...

Except it is now codified so that we all know the rules.

Jeff

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