RE: [Open_Gaming] Non-D20 Reference Documents

[Dallas Bolyard]

Earlier I said:  >>I would think this would be a bad thing. Granted alot of
the stuff out
>thier
>on fan sites is of questionable quality/legality, but every once in awhile
>you can find a real gem. With the OGL and the D20SRD a compnay "could"
>steal
>a work and sell it legally perhaps with a little modification. I wouldn't
>be
>suprised if some of the better fan writers/designers out thier didn't start
>taking advantage of OGL/D20SRD material and protecting thier work.
>Otherwise
>these people could end up loosing thier creations, even if they have no
>plans on profiting off og them.<<

What I ment to say is that WITHOUT the OGL/D20SRD a company could come along
and steal a document posted by a fan on a website. Since the OGL/D20SRD
exists, using these things on a fan created peice of work would be a GOOD
thing since it would offer a measure of protection against someone else
making mony off your specific PI. I hope that makes sense. Now I'm no lawyer
granted, but it makes some sense in my mind.

Dallas

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