> Kal Lin
>
> They are not violating YOUR previous work. They designated
> the stuff derived from your open work as open.
In the situation you are describing, they *ARE* violating my work, because I
am listed as a copyright holder in Section 15 of the OGL of every work that
derives from mine. It doesn't matter how deep the chain gets, or how many
derived works I am removed from the offender. I always retain my rights to
every derivative work, because every one of those derived works has been
created through a license to me. That's the purpose of the copyright
block - so everyone knows who has ownership of the material in question.
Yes, that means wizards has grounds to notify a party of a violation of
everything that has ever been derived from the SRD.
> Meanwhile, they have
> designated every frost monster name as closed. Therefore, you cannot
> use the stuff derived from YOUR open work until you get permission to
> use the frost monster name and cite their work.
No, it doesn't work that way. I have standing to notify them that they are
in breach. I can use my work as I see fit, but I cannot use THEIR work
until they cure the breach.
-Brad
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