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POLL: using the name Icewind, plagiarism or no

Discussion in 'Dungeons & Dragons + Other RPGs' started by The Anorian Seer, Sep 2, 2004.

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    [​IMG] Is using the name Icewind (note: not Icewind Dale just Icewind) a form of plagerisim if:
    A. the climate of the place is similar but not exact.
    B. places and characters are all different
    C. geography (mountains rivers ect.) is all different.
    D. the place is not set in the Forgotten Realms but in a fantasy setting quite different.

    please let me know your thoughts by respondiong to the poll or even better detailing your answer in a reply.

    [ September 02, 2004, 12:35: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

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    Poll Results: using the name Icewind, plagerising or no (21 votes.)

    Is using the name Icewind, not Icewind Dale, just Icewind plagerising (Choose 1)
    * it certain is, it is a compleat idea steal and violation of copyright - 29% (6)
    * it kind of is, but there are enough differences that it might not be - 57% (12)
    * it certainly is not, there are so many differences that it is like a new realm - 14% (3)
     
    The Anorian Seer, Sep 2, 2004
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    If you're going to make a commercial product out of it, I'm sure WoTC will sick their lawyers on you. If you're just making something you're going to distribute for free, no one will care most likely. So what do you want to do with it?

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    WoTC have a link to their legal department on their site that you can ask for details.
     
    Taluntain, Sep 2, 2004
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    If you used it for something close to for what it was first used by someone who invented a similar name, it would in the very least border on plagiarism.

    What also hints at plagiarism taking place is that naming a land "Icewind" makes no more than sense than naming it "Apple" or "Vacuum Cleaner". A likely result is an impression that you simply liked the name and took it for something yours, just cutting the "Dale" part. It's the same as if you made a blond-haired wizard boy and named him Harry, without giving him a surname.

    In fairness, even if no one sued you for plagiarism over it, it would still look lame.
     
    chevalier, Sep 2, 2004
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