>From: Justin Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>And what defines the boundaries of a webzine "work"?
The courts... but for our purposes, the webmaster.
Look at my page: I've got two works as ZIP files. If I wanted to post them
as HTML, I would devise a sub-web with different graphics, and have that
abide by the OGL.
Or, I could have a series of web pages that are released under the OGL--I'd
probably include a disclaimer that they are an OGL "work."
In all of these cases, I'm relying on the "30 days to correct" portion of
the OGL--and the simple fact that asking me to stop is cheaper than suing me
to get me to stop, so I can reasonably expect to be asked to stop a
violation before getting summoned to court.
>If it's more than a single webpage, then what exactly constitutes the
>boundary? And how does this differ from a magazine?
There aren't really a lot of instances where the difference between one web
site and the next is important. some ways to distingue a work:
1: Have a different domain name for each, preferably on different servers.
2: Have each "work" in a different folder.
3: Leave a clear archetecture of links that a reasonable person could
percieve as the boundary between two "works."
>Okay, another situation: I'm Steven Marsh, editor of Pyramid Magazine. I
>post a D20 or OGL article. Are all the other articles from that week
>considered
>under the D20 or OGL? All the other articles from that month? Any
>article accessible in Pyramid's archives? Every single page of the SJG
>website?
Good question. I'd wager that "this week's issue" could do it, but it would
be tricky.
>Now, I'm running a paper magazine. I publish a D20 or OGL article. Are
>all the other articles from that issue under the D20 or OGL? All the
>other articles
>ever published in the magazine?
I'd say that "work" only extends to the single tangibile issue.
>Where's the standard?
In a lot of these cases, there isn't a clear one. Go as a lawyer, I guess.
DM
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