|> I thought adding the OGL to the site adds my content to the OGL.
|> So I have to include this at the bottom of every page?
|
|Yes.
What? Actually this is the direct quote from the FAQ on the Wizards site:
"Q: I want to create a website that contains many different pages with Open Game Content. Do I have to include a copy of the License on every page?
A: It will be sufficient to include a link on every page containing Open Game Content to one centralized copy of the License."
|And you can use the d20 logo without using the OGL or the
|D20STL if you just
|say
|
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Technically possible I guess. But if you're going to be making something 'Fan' oriented it makes much more sense just to go with the Dungeons and Dragons logo or better yet '3E' and say 'hey this is my fan stuff just to talk about my personal campaign world that I want everyone to look at but not use.'
|Question- can you have part of a product OGL, part d20 and part under
|standard US copyright, trademark laws?
|Sounds like running a three ring circus, but you can gain safe
|harbor (with
|close borders and restrictions) for the OGL D20 parts of the
|document and
|use the standard US laws to gain more freedom and use more
|restricted in
|other parts of the document without such a safe harbor.
The OGL and the D20 are sort of mutually exclusive. If you use the D20STL then you MUST use the OGL. There is no getting around that. Just Mixing and match like that is what's known as a 'VERY BAD IDEA'. It could be argued that everything on a web site could be considered a SINGLE WORK. As such the levels of supersecion go US Trademark -> OGL -> D20STL
So if you're doing fair use work (A fan site) under Trademark then you're ok.. then you decide to use the OGL you are then limited by the OGL from using certain regular trademarks and compatibility... then if you decide to add the D20 logo you give up the OGL's ability to list XP awards and advancement rules.
DON'T PUT ALL THREE ON A SINGLE WEBSITE. You're more likely than not to end up in breach of contract somewhere along the way.
|You guys are all really helpful, thanks.
I hope so.. this is a good example case to work on.
-Bill
