I just ran into a module has a rather strange Section 15, and then going to
their website I see posted a rather strange legal compliance statement for
their product.


The Section 15 of their Module lists the SRD, and OGL entries correctly.

It then individually lists 23 separate copyrights for OGC items in their
product.

For example:

Critter 1, Copyright (c) 2001, Company X
...
Magic Spell 3, Copyright (c) 2001, Company X
...
Magic Armor 1, Copyright (c) 2001, Company X



Then on their site they state:

------
To distribute open game content created by [Company X] in print or on the
web, you must comply with the terms of the Open Game License (OGL);
specifically, you must include a complete copy of the most current version
of the Open Game License from the Open Gaming Foundation. Under Section 15.
Copyright Notice of that version of the OGL, you must include the copyright
notice for each separately copyrighted piece of open game content exactly as
it appears in the source material; e.g., if you wish to include both the
Creature Knowledge skill and the [X creature] from [Module X], you must
include both copyright notices separately, as shown in the example below:

15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
Creature Knowledge Skill, Copyright �2001, Company X.
Rust Mold, Copyright � 2001, Gaslight Press. 

The copyright notice may not be modified in any way, including for editorial
reasons. [Company X] open game content text that you include in your product
must also be clearly identified as open game content each time the text is
displayed.

Thank you for complying with these legal requirements!
-------

The [Module X] that they are using for the example is the one I mentioned
above.


It is my understanding that they are violating the OGL by adding additional
terms, "include the copyright notice for each separately copyrighted piece
of open game content" -- rather then just doing as the OGL states:  Must
copy the Section 15 from the product you are using, and Add your own
Copyright.



Any thoughts?

--
Mike 

PS.  I didn't want to make the company look bad, because I like the fact
that they are also posting a Codex of all their OGL on the web -- but if it
will help the discussion, I can post the URL to the legal statement above,
and Scan in their Section 15 from the product.





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