> Dangerous thinking, Steve. > > Let's say that "Criplled OGC Games" puts out a popular book on the greek > gods. They mark the names, descriptions, and whatever else they think > they can as Product Identity. I, wanting some of the greek gods in new > adventure, use their OGC-god stats and assign their Public-Domain names. > > COG, being the ornery and unfriendly guys that they are, send me a C&D. > I laugh and respond "no way." They file suit. > > Now, I have to go before a judge, possibly in Washington, and argue my > case. And the cost of the lawyer will likely eat up any profits I > gained from my adventure. > > > It's much better to be able to simply claim permission for all > infringments, which I can do if I stay in the safe harbor.
This example isn't a matter of what is allowed and not allowed, then. It's a matter of knowing you're right but not acting on it for fear of frivolous litigation. Those are two very different beasts. I have to worry about that every time I attach my name to a piece of writing, be it gaming-related, OGL-related, or something else entirely, so all I can do is cover my ass by making sure I understand what my rights are and not hiding from every POSSIBLE way that someone else might try to screw me over, even when I'm not doing anything wrong. Steven "Conan" Trustrum Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.trustrum.com "The only real people are the people that never existed" -- Oscar Wilde _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
