"agreeing not to hold advice-givers liable" OK everyone this is _just an
example_ I don't think anyone on this list would do this but eventually
there will be other developers.
1) Doug wants to create a world using "Free20" and the OGL and "d20".
2) He decides that the northern reaches of his world has "Snow Apes".
3) Clark misses the email asking for permission.
4) Doug complains he doesn't have an answer.
5) Martin says "Clark is reasonable, go ahead and use it. He said on the
list that people can use the names as long as the description and stats are
kept the same."
6) Clark missed the email because Faust was buying SSS and they were
celebrating.
7) Faust sees his IP on a website with 50,000 hits a day.
8) Faust is upset because with all the info already created by visitors and
added to the site, he has to scrap his plans to do "The ecology of the Snow
Ape".
9) He goes after Doug.
10) Doug says "I've only got $0.37, but you can have it."
11) Doug's lawyer says "Martin duped my client!"
12) Doug is found guilty anyway.
13) Since Doug didn't have anything, Faust goes after Martin. Faust wasn't a
party to the "Free20" agreement.
14) Martin is partially culpable.
Now as to having a plain english version: we had that argument most of the
last two weeks, I don't want to open it again.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Meerschaert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>2) Even with your proposed add-on _you still need to comply with the OGL_,
>just because you aren't doing it for profit doesn't mean you can't be
>involved in legal problems. With or without your add-on.
*OF COURSE* we need to use the OGL. But what Free20 would do is provide a
consistent entity--see the "Free20" message. That "agreeing to not hold
advice-givers liable" is important.
I don't know how LEGAL it is, but it's just a draft.
>No-one on this list is saying "don't do it". We are saying that unless you
>are 100% certain of your interpetation of the OGL then you need to get
>competent legal advice. The people on this list can't risk giving legal
>advice. And none of us want to see you lose everything.
Bob, even Ryan needed legal advice on the OGL. And, even *with* lawyers,
people have messed up.
What if, somehow, we *could* give advice on d20 without always saying "I'm
not a lawyer." What if there *was* a plain english document that anyone who
can read the SRD could read, follow, and not have to worry about getting
sued? Free legal advice doesn't make any sense between one business and
another--but it makes PLENTY of sense for fans and individuals who don't
stand to profit from the OGL but still want to contribute.
DM
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