> Tim Dugger > > No, we aren't all playing by the same rules. WOTC owns the rights > and is letting you use it for free. Kenzer gets to use it and more > (and their source for what they get to use is NOT the SRD, they > get to use the PHB itself), but they have to pay for it in some > manner... > > I am not sure that I can explain it any better than I have already > tried. I know that I understand it, but trying to explain it is a little > more difficult...
Ok, people are confusing the example with the problem, and getting nowhere. In the case of Wizards, they own some IP. They chose to release that IP in (at least) three different ways. First, they did it themselves through the core books. Second, they published it as OGC as the SRD. Finally, they licensed it to Kenzer & Co. The question is, if *I* own some IP, can I do the same things with it that WotC does? Specifically, can I release it myself as a traditional work, release it as OGC, and also license it to a third party under terms that are different than the OGL. The answer is yes. The confusion comes in when I combine my IP with the Wizards IP under the OGL. The particular copy of my IP is now OGC and it can never be revoked. However, it has no impact on my original IP, which is still mine. The Kenzer example is poor because people latch on to different elements of the transaction, and answer different questions than were asked. -Brad _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
