What is a 'document' as regards a web site?
For example, I design a D20 license-compatible file. I set it up as a
zip file, put a link to it on my web page, and display the D20 logo on
the page.
The 'page' has no gaming content, just links to the FTP site containing
my D20 STL text files -- which themselves do not contain graphic images,
such as the D20 logo. I also use the allowable trademarks in the 'meta
tags' of my web page.
Legal or not?
Question two:I have two links on the page. One is to a D20-compatible
game. The other is to a text file NOT under the OGL or the D20 STL, that
uses no trademarked or copyrighted material (beyond standard fair use
doctrine), but simply describes "How to design a character for most D20
(tm, not used with permission) games". The D20 STL document does not
reference, discuss, or link to this document, but only someone with a
room-temperature IQ would not be able to figure out that he should get
both.
Question two, variant:As above, but the second document isn't on my
machine -- it's just a link to a text file someone else has written. All
I'm doing is linking to it.
Again, I'm really NOT trying to be an annoying little Usenet whiner
"What about...what about..can I do this..huh...will you stop
me...huh...bet you can't!" type. But I do want to know that issues like
linking, files, the definition of a 'document' in a world of hypertext,
etc, have been thought of. I really like the OGL, I'm playing D&D again
for the first time in FIFTEEN YEARS, and I want to start an online
archive of cool, OGLed, 'game lego' -- so knowing what is and is not
permitted is important to me. I do not plan on trying to find some way
to 'screw' WOTC -- but I'm damn sure other people are. These issues need
to be considered.
