> My opinion is that if you insert some useless, > confusing, or unwanted > material into your Section 15 declaration, you're > reducing the utility > value of the work to 3rd party publishers, and that > isn't good for you.
Agreed. But there is some utility in placing more than the mandatory text in section 15. For example, some items that can be found on the web might have them referenced with a site address. I also once told one of the d20 magazines that they should change their section 15 to not just include the name of the mag and the copyright but to also include the volume and issue of the magazine. That makes it easier for subsequent users to find the original document for reference. For example, lets say you have a product that lists in its d20 designation the following cite because it used OGC from this source: d20 Magazine, copyright 2002 GameMags Inc. That isnt much help to the reader to try to track down the original source. But if the Section 15 designation of the product was: d20 Magazine, copyright 2002 GameMags Inc., Vol 3, Issue 15 That would be a lot more helpful. The danger for a subsequent re-user of content is that you are relying on the initial user to do things right. Whenever possible you should avoid reuse of OGC and simply go to the original source. So adding that material to your Section 15 might be helpful to subsequent users. But I do agree with Ryan that adding useless stuff and promotional stuff in the section 15, though allowed, is a bad idea. Clark ===== http://www.necromancergames.com "3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel" _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
