"Ryan S. Dancey" wrote:
> The following text is the property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. and is
> Copyright 2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc ("Wizards"). All Rights Reserved.
> No permission is granted to reprint or redistribute this text in any media
> without the prior written consent of the Copyright Holder.
...
> 10 Copy of this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every
> copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.
So what does that first bit preclude? It seems like it's saying that you can't
reprint the license, but that's obviously not right since part ten, requires
that you include it in your publications. Or is it just that the copyright
holder has given prior written consent through sections two, four and ten? Is
the license itself OGC?
Also, Ryan, notice that the numbers before the sections (at least in what you
sent to this list) sometimes do and sometimes don't have periods after them.
Ten, 12, 13, 14, and 15 do not appear with periods.
"Faustus von Goethe" wrote:
> The Open Gaming Foundation is a private organization,
> and it not managed by or overseen by Wizards of the Coast or
> any other game publisher.
>
>I have contacted Mr. Dancey about this privately & he refused to change it -
>insisting it is technically true. This is why I am no longer actively
>putting effort into the FAQ or pulicising it. I am not going to work to
>support an organization that actively seeks to mislead.
Which part of it is purposely misleading? There are many organizations devoted
to the use of products made by a company and those organizations have nothing to
do with that company. I am a member of GardenSLUG (the Garden State LEGO User's
Group) and we are in no way managed or overseen by The LEGO Corporation. I see
this as quite similar. Ryan has this OGF that's his baby and it is devoted to
promoting a product of a company (Wizards). But that doesn't mean that the OGF
is run by Wizards. My stance is somewhat shaken by the fact that Ryan is part
of the management team at Wizards, but I think the logic remains.
At least that's my take on it.
Christopher Weeks
central NJ
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