Hi all,
let this message serve to introduce me to visitors of this site.
I've read many of Michael's books and have yet to read many more. Often, I find myself turning back pages to confirm impressions I get as I advance through the history, and there are times that the passages I'm looking are on other books.
There's also times when reading a book, other stories I have read previously make more sense. This is part of the richness of Michael's stories and of the multiverse as I see it. However, there are times when I can't remember who is certain character, if he/she is the same persona as other, or I'm merely confused.
I've entertained the idea, for some time, of creating a cross-linked reference of the people and places of the Multiverse, and to see it grow slowly as I re-read the books and complete it. That way, when I read about certain character, I could be sure whether this character is related or not to some other. I thought later that this reference could be shared on the web so that others could benefit from it (and, perhaps, clarify some concepts, enhance it, or discuss it). But then, I'd be in muddy waters with respect to the use of the characters names in my website.
So I ask before hand, would it be okay to create such a site? Can I have Michael Moorcock's permission to start it? And, what kind of disclaimer should I put on the website? If not, I'd create it merely for my personal use, but then I'd probably lack the stimulus to keep it updated.
I work with publishers and editors and know that they are rather touchy with respect to copyrights and things like that. That's why I seek my soul's peace asking first ;)
let this message serve to introduce me to visitors of this site.
I've read many of Michael's books and have yet to read many more. Often, I find myself turning back pages to confirm impressions I get as I advance through the history, and there are times that the passages I'm looking are on other books.
There's also times when reading a book, other stories I have read previously make more sense. This is part of the richness of Michael's stories and of the multiverse as I see it. However, there are times when I can't remember who is certain character, if he/she is the same persona as other, or I'm merely confused.
I've entertained the idea, for some time, of creating a cross-linked reference of the people and places of the Multiverse, and to see it grow slowly as I re-read the books and complete it. That way, when I read about certain character, I could be sure whether this character is related or not to some other. I thought later that this reference could be shared on the web so that others could benefit from it (and, perhaps, clarify some concepts, enhance it, or discuss it). But then, I'd be in muddy waters with respect to the use of the characters names in my website.
So I ask before hand, would it be okay to create such a site? Can I have Michael Moorcock's permission to start it? And, what kind of disclaimer should I put on the website? If not, I'd create it merely for my personal use, but then I'd probably lack the stimulus to keep it updated.
I work with publishers and editors and know that they are rather touchy with respect to copyrights and things like that. That's why I seek my soul's peace asking first ;)
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