on 2/14/03 11:24 AM, Faustus von Goethe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> But I think Mr HUDarklord was being a bit harsh with Mongoose. > ... >> Sure their declaration is a tad on the lazy side ... > > I am continuing to take discussion such as this and the lack of reaction > from the community to mean that the designation "everything that is > derivative of alreadyb open content" is becoming accepted industry standard. > > Is that the case?
I was boggling at the message you quoted, since the gist of it boiled down to, "If you make enough money/produce a large enough volume of product, you are forgiven for ignoring your legal obligations." I think lazy declaration and incomplete/erroneous attribution and similar license violations are a time bomb. However, until someone is actually sued over it and forced to eat significant losses, it is unlikely to stop. In a way, I look forward to such a lawsuit happening, since that might get people into line. I certainly hope not to be a party to it, however. But maybe I'll be offered the chance soon... I find it vexing that my company has expended significant time and effort complying with the licenses, while other companies seem to have concluded that license compliance is a waste of time and effort that might otherwise be spent on dumping yet another new release on the market. Until some legal action demonstrates a price for license violation, those who DO take care to follow the licenses are at a competitive disadvantage. ------------------------------------------------------ John Nephew voice (651) 638-0077 fax (651) 638-0084 President, Atlas Games www.atlas-games.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
