> Joe Mucchiello > > But to the license, does tucked away in an attribute flag of my > XML satisfy > the clear indication clause? Any reasonable person or reasonable > gamer only > has the rendered version to go by.
There is no clear rule for this, and I would disagree. An XML document is an ASCII or Unicode text file or stream. If that text file contains OGC markup, then it is the responsibility of the rendering engine to faithfully reproduce that markup in order for the derivative translation (the output of the rendering engine) to also comply with the OGL. Again, there is no need for the end-user to worry about this, because they have the right do to whatever they want (short of removing a copy-protection mechanism) for their sole use. It only becomes an issue when they attempt to distribute that work or any work derived from it (which includes the rendered version). > But does an ALT tag, which you have to move the mouse over the image to > discover, clearly identify something? If you're willing to take > the heat of > that, that's your business. But I don't see why you wouldn't want to > provide the text with the picture so that the printed copy will > display it as well. The printed copy is irrelevant. Only the work you actually distribute matters. HTML, like XML, is an ASCII or Unicode text stream or file. It is my opinion that the only thing that matters is what you distribute, not what the end user does to it on the other end. For users who never look at raw HTML, post a plain-text message at the footer of that page that says "this work contains Open Gaming Content. The Open Gaming License and all OGC designations are contained in the source code of this HTML document." You also have to keep in mind that this is the sort of thing that reasonable people can disagree on and neither one be right or wrong until it is tested, and even then it might come down to details so fine that they are not easily conveyed in high-level discussions such as this. Also, whenever you are doing something like this - check with competent legal council. The internet never counts. -Brad _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
