Please include this paragraph anywhere you use this OSC:
Note: See "About 'The Paragraph' " in the third comment box to understand why this should be important to all creators. -cb
Please include the paragraph below anywhere you use the character:
The open source character of ?, created by Gerry Saracco, has been released to the Public Domain, and is available for use by anyone with only the following conditions: this paragraph must be included in any publication involving the character, in order that others may use this property as they wish, following the same rules as Public Domain properties. The main rule being that your version's story cannot be like the story of anyone else's version (meaning: you may not reference elements from the story you find the character in, because they belong to that story's author, and are not open source).
There are no "?" or "?" characters listed on Comic Vine, so as far as I can tell, the names are not being used in comics. Therefore, they're viable as Open Source Characters.
There is no "?" character listed on Comic Vine, so as far as I can tell, the name is not being used in comics. Therefore, it's viable as an Open Source Character.
About "The Paragraph":
Note: Many Open Source Characters (Objects, Teams, etc.) have a requirement that is generally known as "The Paragraph." Basically: its purpose is to keep everyone honest that these new concepts are in the Public Domain. It requires you to include The Paragraph anywhere you use them, letting people know who created the OSC, and that it is available for all to use. I've used my own, modified version of The Paragraph for these blogs to (hopefully) make it clearer what is available, and what is not.
I do this whether the original OSC post requires it or not, because I think it is important for everyone, especially if you are integrating Open Source properties with your original properties, to differentiate between the two. My theory being the clearer you make it, the less legal hassle there will be as time goes on.
