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From: "woodelf (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Question: References and Suggested Readings Page
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>
> > Or you could release as under OGL with a single reference
> >on the front of you product saying "requires Dungeons & Dragons
> >Players Handbook for use" (or whatever the officially agree words
> >were, check in the archive on this group for them)
>
> nope. in general, you could theoretically get away with that--if our
> legal system didn't favor the deeper pockets. but if you use the
> OGL, you explicitly agree *not* to use anybody's trademarks, even
> just in reference (as above). i'll be surprised when we see a
> D20SRD-based game that is not under the D20STL, because that means
> that not only do they not have the brand recognition of the D20
> logo/trademark, but they can't say "compatible with D&D" or anything
> of the like in the product or the advertising. i don't even think
> they can say "compatible with the D20 System" or something similar.
> so while you've gained the work already done on the D20 system,
> you've gained essentially nothing in terms of marketing potential.
>
IIRC I thought there was a post a while back by Ryan Dancey, that
basically quoted a single phrase you were allowed to place on the front
of your product to indicate that you require the players handbook for
use. Also someone posted a slighlty altered phrase and was told that
would not be acceptable, that you could only use the one like Ryan had
posted.
Does anyone still have this post? Is it relevent to the above?
I thought you were allowed to use trademarks in OGL products so long
as you had the trademark owners permission to do so, thus if WOTC
agreed to allow people to stick a single reference of "Required players
handbook to use.... " then that would be fine..
Although I can't remember the exact post I read earlier, but I'm sure
it was based on this topic.
bb.
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