"Faustus von Goethe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (*) More precisely, from a strict legal definition, they are giving up the
> right to DENY ownership of the "new" parts of a derivative work to the
> author.
AFAIK, it's not a denial of ownership, but rather of control--you HAVE to
release the derivitive work under the OGL or you're "fair game" for a
copyright infringment lawsuit (no permission.)
OTOH, if you aren't a derivitive work--but that's an entirely different bit.
In essence, the OGL is "You can make a derivitive work of the material covered
by the OGL, as long as you release your derivitive work under the OGL as
well."
(The D20STL, on the other hand, is "If you follow these steps in your
derivitive work of the D20SRD, you can slap this trademark on your work!")
DM
PS. No, I'm not a lawyer--just someone who spends too much time on-line. Any
attempt to construe my words as legal advice is your own idiocy and not my
fault--I'm a freshman in college, for pete's sake!
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suburb of Utica)
Even better, I've got irregular games where I live, in Charlton (near Albany).
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