Highly legalistic question about pbem games

From: trendy@ix.netcom.com (Geoffrey Sears)

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 01:02:18 +0000

I am designing a play-by-email campaign to be set out there for anyone
who wishes to sign up. There is just one catch, it uses a commercially
published system. If this game is non-commercial, as in I'm not asking
for any payment for people's participation, is there any infringement
involved? I have started running this campaign through the mail with
friends from my home town, and know that it would be far cheaper on the
internet, and would allow me to send a general invitation out to those
who are interested (i.e. you) if this is not a problem. But because I
have seen a lacking of other such games, and have read numerous posts
about TSR's crusade against independent thought, and frankly didn't know
the technicalities of the issue. Anyone out there know?

I would imagine that all of this is not a problem, but as I am new to
the internet, I do not know what the laws regarding this are. Either way
any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
trendy@ix.netcom.com
Geoffrey Sears

References

Re: PBM conference in Birmingham (N. Palmer
phil@phildee.win-uk.net (P.Shulkind)
Thu, 09 Mar 1995 21:21:24 +0000
Re: PBM conference in Birmingham (N. Palmer
phy6drhj@ast.leeds.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)
Wed, 08 Mar 1995 13:22:49 +0000
Re: PBM conference in Birmingham (N. Palmer
pmf@astro.cf.ac.uk (Phillip Fayers)
Thu, 09 Mar 1995 13:37:23 +0000

Referenced By

Re: PBM conference in Birmingham (N. Palmer
phil@phildee.win-uk.net (P.Shulkind)
Thu, 09 Mar 1995 21:21:24 +0000
Re: PBM conference in Birmingham (N. Palmer
phy6drhj@ast.leeds.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)
Wed, 08 Mar 1995 13:22:49 +0000
Re: PBM conference in Birmingham (N. Palmer
pmf@astro.cf.ac.uk (Phillip Fayers)
Thu, 09 Mar 1995 13:37:23 +0000