On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:58:22 -0800 (PST) Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1) When declaring PI, should you be general (all names of people, > places, > > events ...etc... are declared as being the Product Identity... > etc) or > > should you be as specific as possible and name names? Or a > combination of > > the two? > > Speaking as someone who uses OGL, it's nice to have a specific > list, but if > you say, "All proper nouns, including people, places, etc. etc. are > Product > Identity" that is legally sufficient. It is important to note that > WotC has > been specific about what things they consider PI. > > > 2) If being specific, what happens if you forget to add something > (as an > > oversight) and somebody else uses it in their own product (and > potentially > > declares it as PI of their own)? > > Then it's their PI. Chances are good, though, that they'll ask > before using > it... that's how business is done. If you notice it and call them > up, they're > going to be nice and refrain from using it in the future. Chances > are, > though, if they don't tell you, you'll never notice.
If you're going to be specific in identifying you PI, you should also tack on a generic catch-all phrase like "and all other proper nouns, including names of people, places, etc." in hopes that it will make a cautious reuser pause before assuming a proper name that wasn't on your specific list, and a conscientious reuser e-mail you to check on the name's status before using it himself. Spike Y Jones _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
