<< I could NOT claim �Mindwalker� as MY PI, because Doug has already declared that as OGC. Once it has been opened, the original owner or someone else using the material cannot close it. >>
I believe Doug didn't claim Mindwalker as PI, because a number of previous publishers have already used that term to describe a psionicist. << So now I am using Doug�s OGC for my game system, slightly modified. I haven�t had to ask his permission, only acknowledge him in the Copyright Notice. Doug has spent a lot of time writing and perfecting his system of psionics�I have come along and BAM!�adapted his work and in a short time have use of his writing as part of my system. >> No problems here. That's one of the points of the OGL. << Doug comes along and sees where I have used his open material in my system. How would he feel about that? Would he like that I used his material since it was open content, or would he feel like I ripped him off? >> He'd probably be happy that his work is getting some use. There is a trend that, the more open a work is, the more likely the publisher doesn't mind (and is probably glad) that his work is being reused in this method. << But if you open up your work under a license such as the OGL, you�re basically allowing anyone the freedom to copy, modify and redistribute your work. They don�t have to contact you, only make sure they include you in the copyright notice and make sure to reproduce the entire OGL in the new work. >> Correct. << Am I missing something here? Have I misinterpreted how the Open Game Content can be used by others? Of course, from a polite or semi-professional viewpoint, I would never just use Doug�s work without contacting him first and expressing an interest in what he has done, perhaps even ask him if he would want to adapt it to my system himself. I would do this out of courtesy to Doug., but someone may not be considerate in that manner. This helps me to understand how MY work may be taken and used by others if I decide to open it up under a license such as the OGL. >> You've clearly described what can and might very well happen to your work. You're not missing anything. << One last question/point: in the reproduction of the OGL Doug has in the back of �Crafts of the Mind�, under the COPYRIGHT NOTICE, should he also have included: Craft of the Mind � 2000, Doug Meerschaert. ? >> In the version I have, version 1.2, right before "END OF LICENSE" it says: The Craft of the Mind, version 1.2, Copyright 2000-2001 Doug Meerschaert, www.castlesteelstone.com. << (Maybe you have Doug, I have an older version of your document) >> You probably do have an older version. -- Korath, "He was already dead, he died a year ago, the moment he touched her. They're all dead, they just don't know it." --Eric Draven, The Crow _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
