http://ift.tt/2aKvEOK
Without changing its intent, we have rewritten author rule #1 to clarify IFComp’s entry requirements regarding originality and respect for other works’ copyrights. The previous wording put too much emphasis on seeking permission to make use of any copyrighted material, making it unclear where the rules stood on, say, work under a creative commons license, or on fair use in general.
The IFComp rules now boil it down to a single lead sentence: Entries may not infringe on other works’ copyrights. “Infringe” being the key word here, since plenty of paths exist to incorporate material from another work into one’s own in a manner both wholly original and perfectly legal under American copyright law. The rules page links directly to resources that provide further details and examples about how American-style fair use principles can apply to IFComp entries.
This latter point, too, is new: as a program of a U.S.-based nonprofit, IFComp (according to said nonprofit’s legal counsel) can comfortably and unambiguously state that it operates under American copyright jurisdiction, even though it welcomes – and indeed, thrives through – entries from authors around the globe. We feel confident that this specificity will give us a firmer foothold from which to answer questions and make future rules decisions as needed.
Gamebook blogs
http://ift.tt/2aKvEOK
via Planet Interactive Fiction http://planet-if.com/
August 9, 2016 at 09:28PM
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.