>OK, so the above entry is the part that causes you problems. Why not just add this beneath it:
Yeah, just reaching that conclusion. ~Jimmy Domsalla qtgg.icehex.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clark Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Section 15 Issues > I cant believe this is causing a headache. Come on, > people. Be problem solvers for god's sake, not > gripers. > > The license requires you to duplice their section 15 > exactly. That's that. Do it. > > BUT there is nothing that says you can't add some > stuff parenthetically afterwards. > > For example, here could be your section 15: > > Your product, copyright You, author You. > > Offending Product Name, and the above designated > Product Identity are Copyright, Year, Publisher. > > OK, so the above entry is the part that causes you > problems. Why not just add this beneath it: > > [Note, the above entry was required to be reproduced > exactly pursuant to paragraph XXX of the Open Game > License; however, its reference "and the above > designated Product Identity" refers to the Product > Identity designated in Offending Product Name, not > THIS product, and does not in any way alter the > designation of Product Identity in THIS work nor does > it alter the ownership of the content of this work.] > > How about that for a solution? And you dont have to > alter their entry (which we all agree is lame) to > achieve your goal. > > Clark > > > --- jdomsalla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First, an issue that is incredibly minor, and I > > think I know the answer... > > If I draw from a source using version 1.0 of the > > license, need I list it > > alongside 1.0a in Section 15? It's been suggested > > otherwise, the basis > > being that we're supposed to reproduce the *exact > > text* of the sources > > copyright. My feeling is that the "use any version > > of the license" sets the > > standard as to be the one I am actually using > > myself, and examples I already > > know of follow suit. > > > > Second, and more troubling... A source I'm drawing > > from has the following > > S15 entry: > > > > [Product Name] and the above designated Product > > Identity are Copyright > > [Year], [Publisher]. > > > > [Names removed to protect the guilty...] > > > > Now, is it just me, or is there a problem with > > putting this line into my > > material? After all, the "above designated Product > > Identity" is going to be > > *my* Product Identity, and I don't see this line > > doing anything except > > causing issues. > > > > Yes, I have sent emails. No, I have not gotten a > > reply. Now I'm > > half-tempted to hit all the publisher forums I know > > (ENWorld, Mortality, > > WotC d20 page, etc.) and just post a "public > > announcement" that I'm removing > > the stupid part for obvious reasons. As a free > > download, I can change it at > > a moment's notice should the offending parties ever > > get an inkling to > > contact me, although the fact that I *know* I'd be > > doing it has held my hand > > back on the issue, so to speak. > > > > Thoughts and opinions on this? > > > > ~Jimmy Domsalla > > qtgg.icehex.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ogf-l mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l > > > ===== > http://www.necromancergames.com > "3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel" > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l > > __________ NOD32 1.626 (20040217) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. > http://www.nod32.com > > _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
