Hi guys,
Just to let you know, this has now been completed and is ready for download - more news on our site.
Looks like the final version is identical to the draft policy posted a few days back. So my comments therein are still valid.
Here are the questions, comments and issues I raised in that thread regarding the Foreven Logo License:
Issues
a. The document does not define "Licensed Articles". Presumably these are the articles referenced in section 2 of the FFE Fair Use Policy. Is that so?
b. You must fax or mail the acceptance form to Mongoose. I suggest that Mongoose add the ability to email a scanned signed acceptance form; faxes are *so* 1995.
c. You can't use "Traveller" in the title of your book; left unanswered is whether you can use the term "Traveller" inside the book, since you *can* use it in marketing your book. Also, it isn't clear whether you can use the word "Traveller" on the cover, so long as it isn't part of the title. IMHO, the strict legal answer to these questions is "no, you can't," unless Mongoose clarifies the issue.
d. Note that Mongoose could theoretically terminate a license and order all printed copies of a book destroyed. So before spending lots of money, you might want to contact Mongoose and get a more definitive agreement.
e. You can't use this license to make "computer games" or "other media". Does this mean you can't write spreadsheets/utilities for ship design, etc.? IMHO, the strict legal answer to these questions is "no, you can't," unless Mongoose clarifies the issue.
f. Are webpages considered "electronic books"?
g. There appears to be a typo in the prologue to section 1:
"The following requirements are necessary for the Traveller logo to be used..." (emphasis mine). Shouldn't this say "
Foreven Free Sector Logo"?
