>From: "Ryan S. Dancey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>[Faust Said]
> > I have NEVER spoken out in favor of IP violations & in fact believe very
> > passionately in the concept.
>
>You are suggesting that the complexity (such as it is) of complying with
>the
>OGL means that "fans" (whatever that means) can't or won't (I'm not sure
>what you're claiming, since they can, and are using it right now today)
I am NOT saying that. Those are points that OTHERS were bringing up.
My central point is that (unlike pre-OGL) "amateurs" can now experience real
financial consequences for unintentional mistakes. The arena is now safer
for producers but involves potential FINANCIAL risks for amateurs that did
not exist pre-OGL - PARTICULARLY for the amateurs that put the effort into
TRYING to follow the rules. This is demonstrably true.
It was my understanding that this list was created to discuss the OGL and
ALL of its potential ramifications on the "Gaming Community". That is ALL I
am trying to do. If you see me going off in a direction that you are
CERTAIN the OGL is not going to go, then all you have to do is tell me. I
will shut up or just take it off the list. You don't need to dump all over
me when I am just trying to help out.
Cool down. We have an OGL. We have an SRD. They are both great stuff!
Hurrah!
Since what you are saying below seems like firm statement of policy I have
no more to say and will take it off list.
Thanks.
Faust
>use
>OGL/d20 licensed sources to publish derivative works, for fear of
>accidentally calling down the thunder by violating someone's copyright
>through a mistake in identifying Product Identity somewhere along the
>publication chain.
>
>I'm saying that many of those self-same people (not all, but some) have
>been
>flat out breaking the law for years and publishing completely illegal
>derivative works. If they're willing to break the law, they're certainly
>not going to be worried about PI infringement. Which they don't seem to
>be.
>In droves.
>
>Using the OGL and the d20 STL, and the SRD, and all sorts of other sources
>including things like the Creature Collection is just what they're doing.
>At last count (when I stopped counting) the number of web sites I had
>identified with OGL (d20) content on them was over 300. Only a fraction of
>those people had any intention of ever publishing anything commercially.
>
>Frankly, I grow tired of all the incessent doom-saying. Let other people
>worry about themselves. You just worry about you. They don't need your
>protection and they don't need someone to look out for them. They're
>perfectly capable of being rational adults and excerising reasonable
>caution.
>
>The central point of your core argument, that the OGL is too sophisticated
>for people who don't want to consult a lawyer to use is demonstrably false.
>Let's stop wasting bandwidth on the topic.
>
>Ryan
>
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