On 1 Mar 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled a note about Re: [OGF-L] Who can declare Product Identity (Thi:
> > <<Aren't you really just talking about plagarism and/or using > > someone else's work without their permission which would be bad even > > without the OGL's influence? > > >> > > No, I was talking about fair use. Copying a one sentence quote from a > book and attributing it properly is not theft. It's fair use. > > PI overrides fair use. Also the "no compatibility declarations" > clause overrides fair use. Yes, using the OGL removes the Fair Use of copyright law. That is part of the exchange. Now, I could, in a non-OGL book, do small quotes and such from other products (whether those products are under the OGL or not), and be under the Fair Use clause of copyright law. However, if I were doing an OGL book, then by accepting the OGL, I am bound by its strictures, which include giving up Fair Use of other products (whether those products are OGL or NOT). It is part of the exchange of rights in the license. the user of the licence gives up certain things, in this case certain normal rights granted by copyright, in exchange for greater usage of material not nomrally allowed to be used under copyright law. TANSTAAFL Rasyr (Tim Dugger) System Editor Iron Crown Enterprises - http://www.ironcrown.com E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list Ogf-l@mail.opengamingfoundation.org http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
