> Matthew, you need to see an attorney, because you > are totally clueless as to > how far your neck in hanging out right now. Any ONE > of those authors could > send you a notice-to-quit tomorrow morning and > potentially force you to > RECALL AND DESTROY every single erroneous volume > that you have already sold. > Just the fact that the books have gone out the > door has no bearing on the > issue - or on th amount of risk you bear.
Actually, I think everyone is missing the sanction that is the most severe. Recall is nothing compared to this: Here are relevant sections of the OGL 6.Notice of License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing, and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder's name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game Content you Distribute. 8. Identification: If you distribute Open Game Content You must clearly indicate which portions of the work that you are distributing are Open Game Content. 13 Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License. So what does this mean? This means failure to cure will result in the license between YOU and WOTC is terminated and you can no longer produce products under the OGL. That means if a company (in our current hypothetical, Mongoose) is in breach, is noticed of breach and fails to cure within 30 days, their right to use the WHOLE FREAKING OGL EXPIRES. That means no more gravy train. Clark ===== http://www.necromancergames.com "3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel" _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
