> Faustus von Goethe
>
> There are literally THOUSANDS of fan sites out there that are
> packed with stuff that violate the "Proprietary Content" clause
> of the OGL
> and very few of these folks are going to be happy about WotC suddenly
> deciding to pull the rug out from under them.
I suspect you are correct, but the policy will change...people who depend on
it will simply have to cope.
> Where's the benefit if you do not plan to sell? There are plenty of
> downsides to using OGL if you are developing "not-for-profit",
> but I don't
> see the benefits. Maybe you could fill us in on on what you see as the
> upside.
1. The current online policy's days are numbered.
2. It's a legal construct rather than a vague, perhaps selectively enforced
policy.
3. It's binding, and not subject to change at the whim of the company.
4. It's better than no protection from infringement suits.
Perhaps WotC will grant permission to use certain trademarks in a specific
way as Closed material under the OGL, much like the d20 STL does for Open
material. That would certainly be a big improvement over the existing
policy from a legal standpoint, and give WotC better legal control over how
their trademarks were used. Perhaps they won't.
-Brad
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