RE: [Ogf-l] d20 and Naked Licenses

[Brad Thompson]

> Neal Rogers
>
> One question.  If someone produces an OGL product that
> includes a 'new' creature called a chartreuse dragon
> and claims it as PI, _nobody else_ can use it, ever,
> even if their idea of a chartreuse dragon is something
> completely different?

No.  Nobody else can derive from that particular work and use that PI, but
if the 'new' creature is based on public domain prior art then you can both
create your own version of it and not be in violation.  You just won't be
able to use anything based on his work with your work.

I see this as the real danger of indiscriminant PI - incompatible chains of
derivation.  It implies that you must look at all the works named in the
copyright section to determine what has been closed by others who came
before you.

-Brad

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