They absolutely cannot do that (prevent you from using public domain names). They can PI the name, but it is only as to that NPC or person from their product.
You have every right to use those names you want to use, presuming they have a public domain origin. Mongoose, or any other publisher, cant "gobble up" public domain names by declaring them as PI. If the names are public domain, then you have a source for them (the public domain) aside from Mongoose's content and thus you can use them freely. Clark > Yeah, my reading of the license allows a company to > do what Mongoose (or > Rebellion, the Slaine IP owners) seem to have done > here -- to prevent other > companies from using a load of essentially public > domain terms in d20 > products by declaring the names Product Identity > (whether or not one uses > the game mechanics from the game system). > > -- > > Ian Sturrock > > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l > _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
