Which I guess is where the idea of boxing non-ogc stuff comes in, right? :L.
----- Original Message ----- From: "lizard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Refer? > Lewis Stoddart wrote: > > > > I'm even less of a lawyer than most of you, but I think that a lot of this > > is less to do with actual statute than it is to do with reasonable usage. If > > I want to cite the name of a WotC work, or feat or whatever, then unless I'm > > actively advised against it, in my non-lawyer brain it'll come up as a > > citation and therefore be clean. > > > > Sensible? Perhaps not. But then again, I'm not a professional publisher, > > just a hack who likes to mess around with games and mechanics. > > > > > However, once you publish ANYTHING marked as Open Content under the OGL, > you are making a promise to the world:"This material is open content and > can be safely used". It isn't simply a matter of "Oh, if WOTC makes a > fuss, I'll just take down my website or something." > > If you aren't prepared to promise (and possibly have that promise tried > in court) someone else that VERBATIM reuse of the material you declare > as 'open' won't get them a visit from WOTC, then I suggest you forget > the OGL and try your luck under normal copyright laws. Use of the OGL > places you into a legal relationship with every other person who might > wish to reuse your open content, and if you aren't prepared for that > responsibility, it is best that you do not accept it. > > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l > _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
