Gap Register
G-002Public

IP / copyright posture

Tier 1 — Existential, blocks launch
Status
Open — not started
Owner
Creator + outside counsel
Why now
A world-building platform where Franchises touch existing copyrighted properties is a legal minefield. Memory Alpha migration (G-030) makes this immediately concrete.
Depends on
G-003
Blocks
Launch, B-008, Almost every architectural decision downstream

Stance on usable IP, DMCA compliance, contributor license, Commons publication license (CC-BY-SA?), and rights-holder takedown handling.

Why this matters

A world-building platform where Franchises touch existing copyrighted properties is a legal minefield. Needs an explicit stance on:

  • What IP can be used and under what conditions
  • DMCA compliance machinery
  • Contributor license granted to OLN
  • License under which Commons content is published — CC-BY-SA, platform-licensed, dual-licensed?
  • What happens when a rights holder demands takedown of an entire Franchise

Memory Alpha migration (G-030) makes this immediately concrete: the migration is likely permitted under Fandom’s CC-BY-SA terms with attribution preserved, but only counsel can confirm and the answer drives the migration architecture.

Related

  • Entry 009 — Memory Alpha Migration via Structured Extraction
  • G-030 — Memory Alpha migration architecture

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