I know the general rules of obtaining permission to release a modified asset, but the quandry I'm in here is over release of a modified version of Highland Valley 2004, which is an upgraded and expanded version of the route done by CeeBee himself that's on the DLS. I've been playing around with the base layout (and having a ball with it, mind you) and I've gotten some good feedback from screenies I've posted of it, enough to make me consider releasing it. I know that there's a whole slew of Highland Valley layouts on the DLS, but (I assume) that those are off of the base version. What I'm wondering is 1) is there some public-domain release grant on Highland Valley? (which the multitude of mods on the DLS would seem to indicate) and if not 2) how do I go about contacting Chuck (CeeBee) as the small amount of poking around I've done hasn't revealed any e-mail address or the like?
I ask because, while I could just go off and release this layout, citing that there's upteen others out there already and that would seem to indicate the route is in the public domain, I don't want to violate any sort of copyright unknowingly. if anybody knows the answer here, that would be appreciated.
I ask because, while I could just go off and release this layout, citing that there's upteen others out there already and that would seem to indicate the route is in the public domain, I don't want to violate any sort of copyright unknowingly. if anybody knows the answer here, that would be appreciated.
