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"Star Wars" fans blast Web contracts; gamers gear up

Home page builders protest Lucasfilm's claim to their intellectual property, but other fans may cheer to know that "Star Wars" role-playing is scheduled to arrive on the Web in 2001.

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Home page builders protest Lucasfilm's claim to their intellectual property, but other fans may cheer to know that "Star Wars" role-playing is scheduled to arrive on the Web in 2001.

 
Lucasfilm takes flak from fan page builders
Some fans are indignant over a provision in the film studio's home page user contract that gives Lucasfilm sole control of the original designs people post on their fan sites.

2001: A "Star Wars" online gaming odyssey
LucasArts and two other interactive entertainment companies plan to develop, distribute and host an online multiplayer "Star Wars" game.

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