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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:05:17 -0600
From: Ian Zoltai <ethereal.author@gmail.com>
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Subject: Use of Lojban in Creative Work
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To Whom it May Concern,

I am an aspiring author working on a particularly unique project.  I 
wish to incorporate the language of Lojban as a literary element in this 
project.  What makes my project unique is that I intend to release not 
only a novel, but a completely open source literary setting that anyone 
may profitably work from.  To my knowledge this is unprecedented, which 
is my reason for contacting you before incorporating Lojban.

The novel is set in the far post apocalypse, far enough that said 
apocalypse is a historical event rather than the engine that drives the 
plot.  The novel and setting looks at the many changes that could result 
from the total rebuilding of society, and one of those elements is a 
tribal culture called the Magi.  The Magi are a forward thinking people 
with a universal fixation on useful knowledge and applying technology in 
new ways.  The Magi would use Lojban as their primary tongue.  I 
originally intended to use Latin, but it does not make sense for a 
forward thinking culture to embrace a dead language.

The setting would be released with a license that allows derivative work 
to be created from its content, which would include necessarily include 
the Magic usage of Lojban.

What I need to know is whether the language is copyrighted or otherwise 
licensed in a way that would prevent this, and if so, could there be an 
arrangement to circumvent this?

I hope to hear back from you soon.
-Ian L. Zoltai