Allow me to explain. Some friends and I are in the middle of creating a table top RPG game with an end goal of publishing the game. Copyright law is definitely not something we know anything about, and I've heard before that AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) owns the rights to the D10 system. For those of you unfamiliar with the system (probably anyone who reads this) it is the dice system that some table top RPG's use for all of their game mechanics. It determines whether or not you successfully complete an action.
The D20 system is actually the most common and is used widely by games like Dungeons and Dragons. My fear here is that someone owns the rights to the D10 system and we're creating a game that will ultimately not go published without a substantial amount of money going to AEG since we are using their system.
If anyone knows 1) how to find out if there is a copyright on the system or 2) if you can even copyright something like this, please let me know. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.
The D20 system is actually the most common and is used widely by games like Dungeons and Dragons. My fear here is that someone owns the rights to the D10 system and we're creating a game that will ultimately not go published without a substantial amount of money going to AEG since we are using their system.
If anyone knows 1) how to find out if there is a copyright on the system or 2) if you can even copyright something like this, please let me know. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.