On 26 Aug 00, Rogers scribbled a note about Re: [Open_Gaming] OGF (possible) Fi:
> Section (d) of this license completely throws me. I am guessing that
> "the game mechanic" refers to the rules system as something separate
> from the expression of those rules, but I wonder if "game mechanic"
> is a noun that a court could derive any meaning from.
>
You have it in one! The rules themselves are open. How a given
company expresses those rules (i.e. the words used to describe
them and/or detail those rules can be copyrighted, and thus are not
open content.
> Also, section (d) states that the definition of Open Game Content
> "specifically excludes Product Identity." Section (e) then defines a
> huge list of things that constitute Product Identity. It sounds to me like
> this license specifically disallows anything listed in Section (e) from
> being considered Open Game Content, which means the only thing OGL can
> apply to is rules.
Again, correct. The rules are what is open, unless something else
is added to the OGC intentionally.
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