> Jason Lotito
> >
> > 11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open
> > Game Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written
> > permission from the Contributor to do so.
>
> Understanding - (Since I am not a lawyer and I am not fluent in Legalize)
>
> This essentially covers people from using D&D logo (or other logos) in
> attempt to use that products marketing and 'value' to its advantage,
> correct? (i.e. For use with [Huge D&D Logo] , or written out, Dungeons and
> Dragons)
No, this particular section pertains to derivative works. If you base your
OGL work on someone else's work, you cannot use their names or the names of
those publishers to market your work without permission. Imagine that
Jonathan Tweet created an OGL module. If you modified it, you would not be
able to say 'By Jonathan Tweet' in your marketing materials without written
permission. You would still need to give credit to his work, but that would
be in the 'Contributor Credits' section.
Your example is about trademarks, rather than the names of contributors.
-Brad
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