>From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Free20 is a new trademark, intended to designate prodcuts that are
>"entirely" free. It's not that you can't charge for them--it's that they
>have to be, as they are, completely and totally re-distributable. Every
>last word has to be Open Gaming Content,
OK, so what about artwork, graphics, and layout? Should they be protectable
the same as "Names"?
>and the only items you are allowed
>to mark as Product Identity are names--and you have to include permission
>to
>include them in an unaltered distribution of your work.
Good twist.
>The graphic for Free20, which is copyright & trademarked by me, is
>avaliable
>for preview at :
>
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CastleSteelstone/files/Free20.gif
>
>
>Free20 is *not* a replacement for the d20 trademark, nor is it a "fan only"
>mark. While it is a graphic that works in a similar fashion to d20, it
>means something else. While fans are those most likely to make Free20
>products their sole contribution, there are many reasons for professionals
>to do so as well.
>
>
>This weekend, I will assemble a preliminary HTML page for Free20, and start
>promoting the concept to other "fan producers." I will convert the few OGL
>works that I have made so far to Free20, and I will be granting permission
>to use the mark on a case-by-case basis.
>
>Maggie and Faust: I want to thank you for your support of the idea, and
>your
>offers of financial assistance. I'll draft a license this weekend, and I
>will try to get it to you by early next week.
>
>
>DM
>
>
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