lizard wrote:
> This part:
> "7. Use of Product Identity: You agree not to Use any Product Identity,
> including as an indication as to compatibility, except as expressly
> licensed in another, independent
> Agreement with the owner of each element of that Product Identity. You
> agree not to indicate compatibility or co-adaptability with any
> Trademark in conjunction with a work
> containing Open Game Content except as expressly licensed in another,
> independent Agreement with the owner of such Trademark. The use of any
> Product Identity in Open
> Game Content does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of that
> Product Identity. The owner of any Product Identity used in Open Game
> Content shall retain all rights,
> title and interest in and to that Product Identity."
>
> "Product Identity" includes trademarks. You may not use ANY product
> identity without permission of the owners of that PI. This means, yes,
> you cannot say, "This NPC drinks Pepsi" in a product released under the
> OGL, unless, of course, you have permission from Pepsi.
>
I'm guessing, though, that Pepsi hasn't released any OGC for me to use -- so I'm still
not seeing where the general "no trademarks allowed" thing is coming from.
Justin Bacon
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