People stealing BIP maps

Post by **Halaster Blackcloak** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:16 am

I'm here searching images and links to mega-dungeons while researching a post I was going to make, when I came across this interesting tidbit:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-deepest-wei ... 1568767965

See that Undermountain map? That's a section of Level 7 from the BIP Project, just rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. No idea why this guy used my map instead of one of the originals, or rotated it, but I had to send a cease and desist letter. WTF? Is is so hard for people to ask permission? Seems bizarre to me, why he'd use mine in the first place while talking about the original. At least give credit where credit is due!

Post by **McDeath** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:25 am

I keep what copies you gave me under lock and key. I’d have to check the cartographer guild and shit to see if it was leaked there first. The last thing I want is seeing WOTC/HASBRO or those in league profiting.

If people want to build a map with similar graphic set then build a toolset and start drawing. I will eventually have to do that when I attempt to redraw the originals with ms paint or something. Only thing that would be different is an addition of x,y coordinates.

I hope people aren’t taking credit for these. Posting them is annoying. I’ve found that google, bing, and the net period scavenges images from everywhere (including hidden blogs). They then appear on image searches. It’s a shit thing when private locked forums basically can be searched & stripped and displayed via the bot engines. I’ve heard they can invade emails as well.

Seems the article is an overview of many popular dungeons. I’ll do a image search and see what pops up. Pinterest and reddit might be leaks too.

Post by **McDeath** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:14 am

I didn’t find much this far. So many maps I got distracted. Bing, Pinterest, Reddit ain’t showing me anything or I’m using the wrong words.

Post by **Beowulf** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:48 pm

Weird! But oddly flattering in a way.

Post by **Halaster Blackcloak** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:03 am

We had Doirche post the Level 7 map over at Cartographer's Guild, and I posted the Level 7 map here and at DF as well. But with copyright noted on it. So it's ok for it to be out there, but if they want to use it they first have to ask permission and give credit, not steal it.