At 09:53 PM 8/22/00 -0700, Infinite Possibilities wrote:
>Hello,
>
>kevin kenan wrote:
>
>> Some points regarding this topic:
>>
>> 1. "As if it were their own": The OGL prevents people from
>> distributing Open Game Content "as if it was their own" because it
>> requires that all distributions include the appropriate copyright
>> notices.
>
>Yes and no. The license does require that the copyright notice accompany
>the open content. However, to the average consumer, what is more
>noticeable, the big bold letter's on the front of the product that
>proclaims BILL'S BOOK OF WONDROUS MONSTERS. or all the small little
>copyright notices in the back of the book?
>
But the point is, and I'm sorry if I have to keep hammering on this, but
you seem to keep dodging it, is that YOU GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO DO THIS
WHEN YOU MADE YOUR WORK OPEN. No one is forcing you to contribute Open
Gaming material, or open source software, or open anything else. You, as a
free adult, choose to do so, knowing full well what rights you are
deliberately and consciously waiving. It is, to my mind, improper to later
say, in effect, "Oh, I didn't really MEAN it!"
You can't say to someone, "Here, copy and distribute my work as you see
fit", and then get mad when they actually do so.
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