Re: [Open_Gaming] Compatible with

[Kal Lin]

On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Alec A. Burkhardt wrote:

> And again -- THE PROPOSAL DOESN'T EFFECT THE SCENARIO YOU'VE DESCRIBED!!  
> Current trademark law is going to be just as harsh to the individual
> you've described as the OGL language will be.

And the individual has a good chance of not being in court
without the reduced costs and reduced burden of proof afforded
by the new clause.

Do you really believe that TSR deserves to win such a case
if Drow is really a public domain entity that the OGL author
could not locate solid evidence to support?  Even if the
evidence comes out a year later?

Do you really believe no OGL author will ever be disserviced
by the expedited proceedings that the new clause affords 
trademark holders?



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