In a message dated 11/28/01 5:20:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>So to say "open the whole spell" is to say "give up >ownership of the thing you have created." Except you didn't create it alone. Your spell, in this context, is derivative of someone else's work (or at least that's the assumption behind the OGL). In this case, that work is the d20 SRD. Why should you expect to be given free use of someone else's hard work made through blood, sweat and tears if you aren't willing to make the same offer? That seems to be the perspective that some people are arguing from when they say "open the whole spell". And, legally speaking, they have a good point. WotC hasn't lost D&D by opening up the core mechanics behind it (to use your words: they haven't "given up ownership of the thing they have created". Rather, they have given up an aspect of what we consider "ownership". Specifically, the right to copy and modify that work. I think that's really what some folks want from those who are essentially riding on WotCs coat-tails. Give us the same rights that WotC (or any other OGC contributor) gave you. -Andrew _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
