"The only thing that really bothered me was the connotations as to the emotional value of someone's work. When creating a piece of work under the OGL, a great deal of the point is that you are creating a gift for others to use."
I agree totally...if I plan on releasing my work under the OGL or other license, then it must be with the full understanding that anyone CAN come along and use it, word-for-word, in their work. In fact, I'm releasing it as OGC because that is what I WANT to have happen...I should want others to be able to take what I've written and use it any way they like, as long as they acknowledge me in the Copyright Notice. "To imply that someone might feel 'ripped off' undermines that." I agree...some people may not completely understand that, though...not long ago on the Dominion Games mailing list, one person came on very upset about how the DRL would work if he decided to add his dominion/rules to the game. I think you may have even replied to that. I added that in there to kinda get a feel for how some of you may react to your work being used in the manner in which I described. "If someone decides that they want to use the OGC that you created then that means they liked it, that should be viewed as a compliment." Yes, I agree again...I certainly would, knowing what I had created WAS being used by others because they thought it was good would make me feel it was worth my effort in writing it. "When taking from other sources, I think you do need to keep in mind what the source is. In the case of Doug, he is one person working on his projects. I'm sure that he would love to hear from people who want to use his work and help with adapting it." This is true...I picked Doug's work to use as an example because I know he has worked hard on it, and I know he is now asking for pay concerning the work on his site, 3 dollars if you like it, 1 dollar if you like it but think it has flaws. In my example, I come in and take the work he has done, adapt it to my game, and redistribute it. I don't ask for money toward it. I guess my question may have been aimed more directly at Doug than anyone else, to get one creator's perspective on how they feel about their work being used in a totally different way than what he may have designed if for...the D20 system. "There's no need for people to ever find out what you did with their work..But its cool to find out when people liked what you did." Very true, very true... Clint __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
