On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Ryan S. Dancey wrote:
> If you make a >derivative work< based on Open Game Content, you must make
> that derived work Open Game Content as well. But there is nothing in the
> OGL which says a work must be wholly Open. You are free to mix and match
> Open and Closed material at your whim, the sole requirement being that you
> must identify which portions of the work are Open.
The last sentence is clear to most people. But I think some
people read it as:
"You are free to designate material Open and Closed at your whim."
Which is not true. Open content remains open and must be
designated so even if you make modifications to it.
At this point, I'll add that for all my tough talk, I have not
the time, energy or interest to follow up on anyone who rips
off open content. Word of mouth is probably all that is needed.
Sorry for turning the amp up to 11.
Regards,
--Kal
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