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Re: Mapmaster Battle Maps
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2013, 08:18:19 AM »
FYI printing for profit trademarked Inner Sphere maps is probably illegal. Honestly, it's a trademark infringement akin to pirating movies or music.
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Re: Mapmaster Battle Maps
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2013, 02:13:27 PM »
Even if they are altered fan creations?  ;)

Oh well, it never hurts to ask? :D
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Re: Mapmaster Battle Maps
« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2013, 05:56:14 PM »
Quote from: Knightmare on August 10, 2013, 08:18:19 AM
FYI printing for profit trademarked Inner Sphere maps is probably illegal. Honestly, it's a trademark infringement akin to pirating movies or music.

I understand completely, I don't plan to sell them, but producing my current IS Map line with a hex grid would be of great benefit to many.
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Re: Mapmaster Battle Maps
« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2013, 07:10:18 PM »
I'd have to ask, but I'm 99.9% sure it's a "no" if money exchanges hands. If he wanted to produce it not-for-profit in an electronic format it "might" be ok, but there could be an issue with a print over electronic format.

Quote from: Takiro on August 10, 2013, 02:13:27 PM
Even if they are altered fan creations?  ;)

Oh well, it never hurts to ask? :D

Did you plan on a map with any of the planets or their names in an identical location, the words "Draconis Combine, Federated Suns or Capellan Condeferation?" They're all trademarked.

Any original setting with non-trademarked material is the only legal way of replicating for profit. (At which point it's not BattleTech is it?) So no replication would have taken place.
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Re: Mapmaster Battle Maps
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2013, 10:58:46 PM »
I bought four of the maps a year ago after getting back from GenCon. They are beyond excellent and my friends will choose to play on them before any other maps. Between myself and the "local" CGL commando, we have every BTech Map ever produced in triplicate or more.

I plan on buying a few of the newer maps by year's end. They're great for my other favourite minis game, Leviathans!
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