I am late into this discussion, so forgive me if this has been covered. I,
too, am interested in creating D20 products, but like the others, I am
concerned about the legal issues. Maggie, I believe it was brought up talk
about lawyers. Do you guys think that getting a lawyer from the get-go is
necessary? Should a new startup necessarily incorporte to protect his/her
personal assets instead of going sole proprietorship? Basically, are these
MUSTS?
Or, is Wotc going to warn small startup companies who stray from the
original intent of the license before suing them for all their worth? As
Wotc still has a "big bad wolf" image in the some parts of the gaming
community, I'm wondering how much of the spirit of "open gaming" will
prevent them from pushing their weight around and destroying would-be
companies. I personally have no problems with the company, but I would be
concerned about being sued by them for something that was unintentional.
I'd like to hear the group's thoughts on this.
Also, is there going to be someone relegated to looking over people's works
beforehand--if asked--to make sure that no unintentional transgressions are
made against the license? If not, someone should.
Christina
