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Revision as of 14:38, 2 January 2019
Traveller is a product with copyright. No reproduction of significant parts of the text of the game will be allowed here without explicit permission of FFE and/or a designated license holder.
- Far Future Enterprises has a quite generous fair use policy Here (PDF document).
- Please read below for the individual copyright policies of various publishers and licensees.
- The Traveller RPG Wiki is owned by FFE and Marc Miller.
- All user contributions to the Traveller wiki which don't fall under one of the below copyright licenses are available under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.
Please see the following Traveler RPG Wiki articles for more information:
- Traveller (Where it all started...)
Description (Specifications)
Publisher Copyright Policies: Different Traveller products have been published by different publishers, each with their own fair use policies. Many out-of-print (OOP) Traveller products are now owned by FFE and have been re-released in compilation format through FFE. However, not all OOP Traveller products are available in such a format and a fan should always conduct their own research into the status of a product to prevent product piracy or the spread of illegal reproductions.
Far Future Enterprises Copyright Policy
FFE Copyright Notice:
- The Traveller game in all forms is owned by Far Future Enterprises. Copyright 1977 - 2024 Far Future Enterprises. Traveller is a registered trademark of Far Future Enterprises. Far Future permits web sites and fanzines for this game, provided it contains this notice, that Far Future is notified, and subject to a withdrawal of permission on 90 days notice. The contents of this site are for personal, non-commercial use only. Any use of Far Future Enterprise's copyrighted material or trademarks anywhere on this web site and its files should not be viewed as a challenge to those copyrights or trademarks. In addition, any program/articles/file on this site cannot be republished or distributed without the consent of the author who contributed it.
- The library entries in this Wiki are entered with the explicit permission of the copyright holder(s) and under the terms of the copyright notice above.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (A to F)
#: 13Mann
13Mann sublicensed through Mongoose Publishing and their copyright policies are subject to the licensee's policies.
A: Adjutant
No information yet available.
A: Avenger Enterprises
No information yet available.
B: BITS
No information yet available.
C: Cargonaut Press
No information yet available.
C: ComStar Games
No information yet available.
D: Digest Group Publications
The legal status of Digest Group Publications is of question and FFE has not negotiated ownership of these products as of 2018 CE. Duplication of products for other than personal use is cautioned against. They are only available on the resale and used markets.
F: FASA
No information yet available.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (G to L)
G: Game Designers Workshop
No information yet available.
G: Gamelords
No information yet available.
G: Grenadier Models Inc.
No information yet available.
G: Greylock Publishing
No information yet available.
G: Group One
No information yet available.
G: Gypsy Knights Games
No information yet available. John Watts
H: Horizon Games
Horizon Games publishes the Traveller Customizable Card Game. 2018 licensee through FFE. Jeff Yin
- EXTERNAL LINK: https://www.travellerccg.com/
I: Imperium Games
No information yet available.
J: Judges Guild
No information yet available.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (M to R)
M: Marischal Adventures
No information yet available.
M: Modiphius
Mindjammer Traveller: No information yet available.
M: Mongoose Publishing
1. Mongoose Publishing Copyright Statements:
- Traveller copyright (year) Mongoose Publishing. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this work by any means without the written permission of the publisher is expressly forbidden. Any significant characters, names, places, items, art and text are copyrighted by Mongoose Publishing.
- This game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Game License, please go to www.mongoosepublishing.com.
- This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United Kingdom and the United States. This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places or events is purely coincidental.
- Traveller is a trademark of Far Future Enterprises, inc, and is used under licence by Mongoose Publishing.
2. Mongoose - The Travellers' Aid Society (TAS)
- Please see the link here: The Travellers' Aid Society (TAS)
3. Special Agreement with Traveller RPG Wiki via FFE:
- The Traveller RPG Wiki has permission of Matthew Sprange and Mongoose Publishing to use images and text in a limited manner subject to review and denial if desired.
M: Moon Toad Publishing
No information yet available. Ian Stead
P: Paragon Software
No information yet available.
P: Paranoia Press
No information yet available.
Q: Quiklink Interactive
Quiklink Interactive online policy notice: QuikLink Interactive Inc. Policy on use of Traveller20 Role Playing Titles and Trademarks. Copyright 2002 QuikLink Interactive, Inc. The material is used here in accordance with the QuikLink Interactive online policy.
- Some material from QuikLink Interactive Inc. is licensed under the terms of the Open Gaming License (OGL). Any OGC material added to this wiki is dual licensed under the cc-by-sa and the OGC.
- Quiklink Interactive products are now owned by FFE.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (S to Z)
S: Seeker Gaming Systems
No information yet available.
S: Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games Online Policy notice: GURPS is a registered trademark of Steve Jackson Games, and the art here is copyrighted by Steve Jackson Games. All rights are reserved by SJ Games. This material is used here in accordance with the SJ Games [http://www.sjgames.com/general/online_policy.html online policy
- SJG Traveller products are now owned by FFE.
S: Signal-GK
No information yet available.
S: Spica Publishing
No information yet available.
S: Stellagama Publishing
No information yet available. Omer Golan-Joel
Z: Zozer Games
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)
The publishers of Traveller on the whole have been extremely generous allowing fans to produce a wide variety of fanzines and homebrew products. Even today FFE is very generous with the Traveller franchise and has been very permissive.
Individual Author (Fan or Otherwise)
Individual Author Copyrights: The official policy for material written by individuals (i.e. fan created material) is that you must have explicit permission from the artist, author, or other creator to post it here. You should create (or find) a page for the author (e.g. Thomas Jones-Low). You will need to make sure the author's page has the permission template posted on their page. If the author is also a registered user on the Traveller Wiki, you may use their user page.
- All user contributions to the Traveller wiki which don't fall under one of the below copyright licenses are available under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.
Fanzines, Blogs & Websites
Almost all are available under FFE copyright.
- We'd love to know more about your fanzine, blog, website, or other Traveller creations. Please contact one of the wiki masters so we can link to you, share your site, and increase your reach throughout the Traveller community.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
The Traveller RPG Wiki and FFE embrace the DMCA as fully as is possible and are committed to respect for and appreciation of intellectual and creative properties within the scope of national law sets.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science