If the producers of Cats (the show) were to release an OGL
product and PI'd the word Cats then there could still be a
"truly open" work (100% open or PI only used to mark the name
of the product or producer). And I would expect people not
to use Cats (meaning the show) in anyway.
Going with your example, suppose the producers of Cats PI'd
every character name. To suggest people can't use the PI'd name
Demeter (greek mythology) in conjunction with the OGC stat
block for Demeter is:
1) allowed under the OGL
2) hindering the reuse of a stat block derived from the SRD
3) in my opinion not in the spirit of open gaming
--Kal
P.S. I don't understand why Drow is a touchy example. I was
trying to use a theoretical example and thought TSR was the
only company to have made claims on it.
On Fri, 4 May 2001, LaPierre, Bob wrote:
> Ok, time to weigh in on this subject.
> First to avoid a touchy subject I will not use Drow in my example. Second I
> agree that it sucks when a common word is part of PI.
>
> I have an idea for a new cat toy. My ad says "My cats love to play with this
> and so will yours!"
> but if I wrote "As played with in the show Cats!" I can expect a visit from
> a lawyer. The word can be public domain but the unique description of what
> it means _is_ PI. So there you have an example of one of the most obviously
> public domain words but because I use it to refer to a unique description _I
> am in the wrong_. It doesn't matter if I agree or not.
>
> Bob
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