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Old 04-14-2010, 12:00 AM
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Hellraiser?

I was at a Bloodclots show (California punk band) and started talking to the singer about Clive Barker, he mentioned that Cenobites and the Hellraiser universe were open license, I have never found a concrete answer to this, does anyone know?
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Old 04-14-2010, 12:18 AM
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What do you mean by open license? Like Public Domain...? Or do you mean anyone can write a story/make a film without paying to use the imagery?
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Old 04-14-2010, 12:23 AM
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What do you mean by open license? Like Public Domain...? Or do you mean anyone can write a story/make a film without paying to use the imagery?
Guess I should clarify :p

a bit buzzed right now, can't brain that well.

He said the Cenobites and Hellraiser mythos was public domain.
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Old 04-14-2010, 12:31 AM
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Ahh right I gotcha now :D

I haven't heard that anywhere and don't imagine Barker would let perhaps his most iconic characters be public domain.

Maybe the dude was confused by all the fan films out there? I believe you can make those freely as long as there not making any money.
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Old 04-14-2010, 12:38 AM
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That may be the case, but I gather that Barker is a pretty easy going dude.

Maybe he meant anyone can use the term Cenobite but not Pinhead or any of his buddies specifically.
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Old 04-14-2010, 12:41 AM
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Maybe be wants to create a 'Cenobite Mythos' with other writers in the same way Lovecraft did with Robert Howard etc
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Old 04-14-2010, 12:50 AM
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Maybe be wants to create a 'Cenobite Mythos' with other writers in the same way Lovecraft did with Robert Howard etc
Yeah, it's possible, I do hope that is the case but my internet search safari has yet to yield results.
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Old 04-14-2010, 05:24 AM
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If I remember right, Clive Barker actually encourages the creativity from his fans to use the hellraiser mythos, but in no way is it public domain.
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Old 04-14-2010, 09:14 AM
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Stephen King also allowed limited use of his work with the dollar babies.
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Old 04-14-2010, 04:54 PM
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LOL

I just Googled "cenobites public domain" and got this thread... CURSE YOU SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZED SITE


Oh, well. I tried. And came full circle.
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