The following information comes directly from the Telgard Legal Page. Please refer there for further information or submit questions to CD Mac.

2. Ownership: With the exception of the Fan Art Submissions, all writing, stories, characters, art, designs, and other material on the Webpages and Forums of Telgard belong to Telgard, and Telgard retains the right to publish, alter, sell, and distribute all such material.

1. 2.1. With the exception of the Fan Art Submissions, all players and moderators who write material for the Telgard Tribune, the Kingdom Webpages, and other material shall retain credit for their creative works but grant Telgard ownership and publishing rights as per section 2).


2. 2.2. With respect to sections 2 and 2.1, all writing, stories, art, designs, and other material are deemed by the writer or artist to be original material created by them. Copying of other persons' material is theft, plagiarism and copyright infringement and is thus not tolerated by Telgard. Material that has been copied will be removed immediately and notice sent to the actual authors. Further action including banning the player/moderator and such legal action as may be warranted may ensue.


3. 2.3. All Fan Art submissions belong exclusively to the author or artist who submitted it and full credit will be given. The author or artist MUST sign their material and declare that the art they submit is an original work by them. The artist or author must grant permission for users of Telgard to download and print copies of their art for their own personal enjoyment only. Telgard acknowledges that users of Telgard do NOT have permission to sell, alter, or redistribute any Fan Art submission without the express written consent of the author or artist who produced the work, and users who sell, alter, or redistribute Fan Art submissions without permission will be banned from Telgard. Any submission which is not an original work of art or which is discovered to not be an original work of art will be removed from Telgard's site, with possible further actions to follow.


4. 2.4. Fair Use policy: Derivative writing and art about Telgard is considered a compliment, but must follow certain rules:
• a) You must notify Telgard that you have created such material
• b) All copies of this material must contain a reference or link to Telgard
• c) You must give Telgard permission to publish your work in either online or offline documents, with proper credits going to the author
• d) You do not use your work for any commercial venture

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