> I have no dobt that _all_ of us on this list are willing to accept a page
or
> two of legal text. The _big_ question is will the people who _buy_ the
> products accept it? I would have no problem with it in a 30+ page
adventure
> or a 100+ page source book but, 2 pages out of 16? I would rather have
more
> detail in the module. Of course it could be worse, having to _add_ pages
to
> include it most publications use a 4-page system (IE: you must add pages
in
> 4s). So this means 2 added pages that might be just filler. A consumer may
> interpret this as padding the costs to take more money out of their
pocket.
Maybe. On the other hand, the print volumes that you should be enjoying by
doing D20 items (and if you're not getting those increased volumes, then
it's not such a great decision to do D20 stuff) should make it possible to
include that extra 1/2/4 pages at no additional cost to the consumer. Or
you could print the licenses on the inside covers, a space that often goes
blank. That might cost you another $100 in printing expense -- but if
that's the total cost to you to use the D20 trademark and system, isn't that
a good trade-off?
I strongly think that the licenses need to be included, not only because its
a good idea (as many of the people on this list have already explained), but
because including the text of the licenses and the associated copyright
information (e.g., citing other peoples' OGC that you are incorporating in
your own) is part of the contract. Period.
-John Nephew
President, Atlas Games
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