I just picked up SJG's Munchkin Player's Handbook today, and one of the Open Content/PI declarations caught my attention...
On p. 38, the words "munchkin", "dice", and "the" are declared PI. I'm happy to assume this was intended as a joke, but my Inner Lawyer started throwing a tantrum. So: Just for gits & shiggles, anyone want the venture an opinion on whether or not: a) these words were previously released as OGC; b) there isn't anything distinctive to them which could be said to constitute "product and product line names, logos and identifying marks including trade dress; artifacts; creatures characters; stories, storylines, plots, thematic elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbols, designs, depictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio representations; names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantments, personalities, teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; places, locations, environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs; and any other trademark or registered trademark clearly identified as Product identity by the owner of the Product Identity, and which specifically excludes the Open Game Content;" c) There is enough prior art on the use of these words to invalidate any claim of original creation. Like I said, not a completely serious question; more a matter of principle than anything else. You may fire when ready, Bryan _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
