>So the bottom line is: NO. It is not "perfectly within [your]
>rights to produce a [product] compatible with Snakemen of Blablabla
>module and say so."
You hold this opinion. Others have written and hold a very
different opinion.
>If the owner of the product Snakemen of BB thinks you have
>tarnished or diluted their trademark/IP they will sue you.
That is what the trademark laws are for. Why do we want to
add another reason to sue in the OGL?
>This clause promotes the "safe harbor" concept.
If your concept of "safe harbor" is that this clause adds
enough legal ammunition that the cautious producer would not
make anything with the word Dungeon in the title then yes.
If you are afraid a big company with a valuable trademark
is going to sue you into oblivion, what does this clause
get you? You would ask for permission now but wouldn't
without the clause?
I don't want the new clause but I would ask for permission
before putting the titles of old modules on my website.
--Kal
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