Re: [Open_Gaming] Some license updates

[Ryan S. Dancey]

From: "Faustus von Goethe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Want a military combat game in a modern setting under the "no trademarks"
> OGL - just don't use "Harrier" Jets, "Mossberg" Shotguns, "Colt"
Pistols, -
> Oh & no "Jeeps", "Huey" Helicopters, "Sikorski" Helicopters,
> "Rimsey-Korsakov" Firearms, "MAG" Firearms or Knives, ... etc.

FWIW; when we were preparing to do the Arms & Equipment guide for Dark
Matter, we were contacted by some of those companies and told in no
uncertain terms not to use their trademarks in our game products.  As a
result, D*M: AE has >no< real world arms manufacturer trademarks in it.

The proposed addition to the OGL is not the controlling authority in regards
to using trademarks incidentally in the text of your products - the
trademark laws are.

Ryan

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