Re: [Ogf-l] d20 and Naked Licenses

[Alec A. Burkhardt]

On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Greg Gliedman wrote:

> > Wizards does have a certain amount of Quality control on the D20
> > Trademark.. the guide and liscence itself. If you don't comply then
> > you're in break and Wizards (or really anyone) can say, "Hey Stop
> > selling this and destroy it" Simple as that.
> 
> But in the situation I'm discussing the party isn't a signatory to the
> d20 license.  Without being a party to the contract there can't be a
> breach.  Any remedy would have to come from straight trademark law, and
> if all Wizards has is an abandoned license they have no case.

How exactly has Wizards abandoned the D20 trademark?  Having an open
license for its use such as the D20STL does not constitute abandonment
unless there have been major changes in the law since I graduated in '91.

alec

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