> Message: 8 > From: "Clay Dreslough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:12:25 -0400 > Subject: [Ogf-l] RE: Ogf-l digest, Vol 1 #548 - 14 msgs > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [Ogf-l] Publishing under the OGL > > Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:39:00 -0700 > > From: "Valterra, Anthony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >>Two questions about publishing under OGL. > > > > >>1) If you use any material from the SRD and you do not specify that > > >>your product is d20 or OGL and you have not included the OGL license, > > >>is your product an OGL product?<< > > > > It is by default and is in violation of the license. A product > > like this would receive a "30 day" fix notice. If it was ignored > > they would then get a Cease and Desist. If that was ignored I > > would cheerfully take them to court (well I wouldn't *personally* > > but you know what I mean). > > > > >>2) The second ANYONE uses and OGC content, they have accepted the > > >>conditions of the OGL. Is that true, even if they don't say the > > >>product is OGL and they do not include the OGL license?<< > > > > The answer to this is essentially exactly the same as the answer to #1. > > > > Given that, why do you ask??? > > > > AV > > Anthony, > > He asks because this is pretty complicated stuff, and the purpose of this > list is to discuss and clarify these things. "Given that", why do feel the > need get a bit snippy and add on three question marks??? > > Clay
Upon further review, I was a bit snippy myself. I apologize. I'm just trying to make the point that there's no need to question why someone would ask a question, unless you see strong evidence of insincerity or sarcasm, and I didn't see any. I REALLY appreciate that you take the time to answer questions on this list. I have run a computer game company for 7 years and I'm still learning about copyright law. Since litigation is so expensive, one thing I've actually learned is that the assumptions, understandings, thoughts and behavior of companies you may potentially come into conflict with are more important than the actual "law" when you publish a product. To this extent, having you on this list is more valuable than a gaggle of a lawyers and I wouldn't want to do anything to quash that. Clay _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
