On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 01:58:56PM -0400, Doug Meerschaert wrote: > OpenDie is established, and has a perpetual licence. We also have > (had?) a "compatability" license, the Prometheus logo.
The license for the OpenDie logo is too restrictive. Licensors are not allowed to modify the logo as they are allowed to do under the OGL. Also, breach of the OpenDie license could require you to destroy your inventory. Sorry, not touching that license with a 50' pole. http://www.prometheusgaming.com/OpenDieLicenseDraft.txt Why aren't you guy's using the OGL? What is the problem with the OGL that causes you concern? Hasbro lawyers were behind the OGL. It protects copyright and gives credit where credit is due. It is bulletproof and protects the little guys from mean 'ole corporations. Also, as you noted, I'm not looking for a compatability logo, such as d20, Prometheus, and such. > In terms of publishers, I believe these are the most widely adopted. > In terms of books published, I think Mongoose's "Open" logo takes the > cake. In terms of ubiquitous symbols -- the word "open" and the shape > of a d20 pretty much take the cake. To get in on Mongoose's license and use their logo, you must be a publisher that has published at least one title in the past. That's not very "open". Sure, I fit that category and can get in on their license, but what about people writing their own adventures that they want to freely publish on the web and aren't looking to make a buck? They can't use Mongoose's logo, because they can't enter into a license agreement, because they're not a publisher. I agree that the shape of a d20 is the ubiquitious symbol of the industry, but I fear the d20 shape in a logo could be construed as indicating compatibility with the d20 system, which could land you in hot water. Also, the d20 shape could imply incompatibility with fudge, dX, Omni-Gamer, and others. > If you want a logo to indicate "we're open!", please use the OpenDie. > You'll have far better luck with it than a brand new logo that means > the same thing. Like I said, the license is so much more restrictive than the OGL. I don't want to agree to a license that gives the licensor a mechanism to demand the destruction of my inventory. Also, the logo cannot be modified (say, I wanted to add a zombie coming out of the die), there is no vector graphics version, and there is no monochrome version. Mark _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
