OK, new topic. Bouncing around in my head has been the idea of an "open trademark license." This would let someone make their open gaming project "completly" open without making their name useless. In a nutshell, it would let someone use the original trademark if it met certain broad qualifications, that the original contributor could set. For example, "Linux games" could let anyone use the trademark "Linux" but only so long as they identify themselves as different somehow (i.e., "Forgotten Linux", "Star Linux") and use all of the core "Linux" rules. Or, for example, Wizards could use this an let anyone use the "d20" trademark as long as they follow the guidelines of the d20 Guide. DM _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------- For more information, please link to www.opengamingfoundation.org
