I find it truly odd that a non-profit can't make any money, especially since
the non-profit that I am the Director of Finances for exists with the intent
to make money on sales. The prime difference between a non-profit and for
profit business are the inability to sell stocks/bonds/insurances that a
non-profit must abide by. Otherwise, they are welcome to make as much money
as possible. If they are tax exempt, they get to keep it all. If not, they
pay 15% or more in taxes on what they earn. The is no reason that I aware
of for a non-profit to not make money..
-Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] contracts and the OGL
> Hi,
>
>
> Am I correct in saying that its the BWR that cannot profit
> from the OGC because you are a none profit organisation? If this is so
> how can the writers profiting off the material effect the BWR who are
> stilll not profiting off the material. Assuming by this point the writers
> are
> no longer employed by BWR and no longer have any connection with
> it.
>
> I may be compleatly misunderstanding something, if so please correct
> me :)
>
> bb.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 6:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] contracts and the OGL
>
>
> > In a message dated 09/12/2001 10:01:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > > No one challenged the legal advice provided by her attorney. Questions
> were
> > > raised about the reasonableness of asking a contributor to sign away
> his
> > > rights to
> > > use his own creation after it became OGL.
> >
> > First of all, they can still use and distribute their/our materials,
they
> > just can't sell them. Even then, no one I have approached has liked
this
> > aspect, but you should realize that (aside from a few _brilliant_
setting
> > ideas from Martin and the SRD) my husband and I are currently the _only_
> > authors as well as the only board members.. not just of a few modules
but
> of
> > a complete system for utilizing RPGs in education. This thing is going
to
> go
> > off with or without further help. So, Bryan and I are the writers who
> have
> > the most to lose by these contracts especially since we are the only
ones
> who
> > _have_ to sign it.
>
> [SNIP REST OF POST]
>
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