In a message dated 09/10/2001 9:44:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> What I'd have to ask, is why does the company not want the writer
> specifically, to profit off it, yet anyone else could take the NPC (and
> as long as it's properly attributed), and profit off it.
This is really hard to explain. Basically, the scenario I mentioned in the
previous post was just a way to illustrate my question about contracts. I
asked because I have to figure out a way to ensure that BWR can't get into
legal trouble from the open nature of the work it will be publishing. BWR (
and the people who serve it) cannot make a profit from its activities, but if
we produce open content then a potential loophole is formed unless we prevent
such an action prior to releasing the material as open content. The only way
we have come up with, thus far, is through the writer's contracts since we
can't change the OGL and still have access to the SRD.
So, you are right it is really strange. Not that a for-profit company would
bother, but yes, they could profit from the work while the contributors can't.
Maggie
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