Could someone who releases say a spell name, class name,
etc as OGC.
Then turn around and give someone else permission to use those in a
non d20 and non OGL product (say a different game system)?
Then turn around and give someone else permission to use those in a
non d20 and non OGL product (say a different game system)?
Only if they are WotC.
You are going to say yes, that is legal. But if it is legal, how does
it reconcile with section 3 of the OGL which says that if you use OGC
than you have agreed to abide by the OGL license?
You are going to say yes, that is legal. But if it is legal, how does
it reconcile with section 3 of the OGL which says that if you use OGC
than you have agreed to abide by the OGL license?
You are making this way too
complex.
1) If you use the SRD or any derivative (OGC) you must
abide by section 3.
2) The only way any other company can use the SRD or OGC
is to use the OGL license.
3) WotC does not need to use the SRD. We own the
rules. We can release the
rules to whomever we want, whenever we want in any type of agreement we want.
Thus Dragon magazine, Kalamar etc.
AV
