Sunday, July 16, 2017
When posting actual plays via something like Google Docs, is there a FAQ or something in the group detailing options we should set for sharable permissions? And should we put some sort of CC license on the documents (for, say, just in case I want to whip it into a publishable story at some time in the future)?
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Not as far as I'm aware; I'd be curious too.
ReplyDeletePersonally I just post APs in blog format; standard copyright (in general, I've used CC once or twice too) applies by default to anything you write anyway.
I mean, under us law, just because you shared/published/mailed it to the moon doesn't change that you own the copyright and are the only one who can legally work with your words.
CC lets you specify which of those right you want to grant to other people, afaik. Like if you wanted me to be able to write a short story set in the same universe or using your exact words, but maybe not to sell it, you could tell me (and everyone else) that by using a CC license.
I suppose you could also do some sort of -ND version, so people can share and distribute your work without violating, but how often is that going to come up? Maybe if people are printing out a system to play, but even then, that's personal use.
I'm not sure how google docs suggestions play into that; if I write a novel and solicit suggestions from my writers' circle (if I had one) I don't think anyone would reasonably argue those suggestions invalidated my copyright.
Ultimately, though, any AP you want to turn into a short story is likely going to need so much revision it won't even be the same work by then, well, at least if I were doing it, ha.
There is no FAQ on that or anything else, but I did float the idea of crowdsourcing an FAQ of sorts a while back: plus.google.com - Let's crowdsource a Solo Roleplaying FAQ Let's try to cobble something toget...
ReplyDeleteIf you want to start with this topic, it could get the ball rolling.