I'm adding personality traits to the Ruby based character generator project. As a writer and gamers it's nice to have more character detail. I've been using a couple of books for traits and asked the authors if I could include their list in my code. Here's part of their response:
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We also appreciate you contacting us to ask permission about this; you'd be surprised how many people assume that because they've made a purchase, they can do whatever they want with the content. It's frustrating having to track down these situations and take action, so responsible folks like you who do their homework ahead of time are a breath of fresh air.
There's legal law, and there's moral law. It's nice to be on the right side of both.