>From: "Ryan S. Dancey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>"The exclusive right to copy, modify and
>distribute the Windows source code is the single most valuable equity
>asset ever created by mankind."
And yet Microsoft has (and has never had) *any* problem with someone writing
"Works with Microsoft Windows" on the outside of their box. They in fact
have two tiers of this - those who just wrote content and put it out can say
"Runs on Microsoft Windows" - and those who pay the License Fee and go
through an approval process can use something like "Microsoft Certified" (I
am not clear on the exact details). To say that the value of their "Brand"
was somehow harmed by this practice seems more than a little paradoxical.
It seems to me this would work to Wizards' advantage - to follow the
Microsoft model in this. They seem to be in a position to do exactly what
MS did - let numerous people develop and then buy up the content that turns
out to be really popular.
I passed this by one of our copyright attorneys the other day and he seemed
to think the parallels in the publishing industry were immediate and clear.
I guess I just don't get it?
>Now to remind Ryan I've asked for an NDA, so I too can get the SRD.
>
Ditto for my company...
Faust, confused...
See the unofficial OGL FAQ at:
http://www.earth1066.com/D20FAQ.htm
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