On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Neal Rogers wrote:
[Re: the following FAQ question]
> "Q: If I find something in a Wizards of the Coast book
> and I think it should be Open Game Content, can I just
> write a version of that material in my own words?
[...]
> It sounds like we're being discouraged from adding on
> to the SRD, even though the whole point of putting it
> into Open Content is to make it available to be
> modified, extended, redistributed, etc.
Well, I think the answer to this FAQ is phrased badly,
but please note the question. The question is about copying
ideas/content out of a (presumably non-OGL) WotC book.
You can freely add your own *original* material to
the SRD. If you want to add non-original material (i.e. putting
copyrighted, non-open WotC content into your own words), then you
had darn well better watch your step. Actually, I think the
answer is quite permissive in that they are admitting that it
is possible to copy ideas without violating copyright. However,
I think the use of sarcasm in the answer is off-putting at
least.
- John
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