Mike Dymond wrote: "If you agree that it is a possibility then it needs to be addressed. Some d20 companies have already established significant brand value in their name and any new entrant into the market would benefit greatly from association with those companies."
I have chime in here. No you wouldn't really benefit from listing company X, Y, and Z in the back of your book in Section 15 (the ONLY place they can be mentioned (remember, no association). I doubt very many consumers run out and check Section 15. Besides, you are all ready dropping the name of the LARGEST and MOST POPULAR company out there: Wizards of the Coast. A distributor will not pick up your product of you list Goodman Games and Green Ronin as a source for OGL. If you are releasing it as a PDF or POD you would have to make the OGL available for the public before purchasing. Assuming that anyone read it before purchasing, would anyone other than publisher's, WotC, and freelance developers care? No not really. You have nothing to worry about. "Sure at the moment the d20 market is a friendly place where you are more likely to encounter cooperation rather than competition, but, as much as I endorse this attitude, it will only take one unscrupulous publishers to upset the apple cart!" I think we are looking at two different markets. Richard Stewart Durandal Studios [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.durandalstudios.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
