I was attempting to imply that I like this level of detail, and feel is it useful, even necessary. :)
-Mike --- "Martin L. Shoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Kletch > > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 3:03 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] WoTC PI to OGC Timetable? > > > > > > You're splitting hairs here. I like that. > > I respectfully disagree. "Open Game Content" and "Product Identity" are > terms specifically defined by the license. If they get misused, the > conversation gets confused, and people get abused when they make mistakes > based on this confusion. It must often be restated: > > 1. There's Open Game Content, clearly indicated and released and licensed > under the OGL. > > 2. There's Product Identity, clearly identified. This is RELEASED under the > OGL, but is NOT LICENSED under the OGL EVEN when it appears within OGC. In > other words (as Alec has instructed us), PI has no meaning except within the > OGL; and thus it has no meaning except when it appears within OGC. (Did I > get close this time, Alec?) > > 3. And there's regular copyrighted material that is not released under the > OGL, period. > > It is never, ever, ever correct to say "Product Identity" or "PI" when you > mean "regular copyrighted material". It's also an incredibly common mistaken > usage. This mistaken usage can have legal complications, so it should be > corrected whenever the occasion arises. > > Martin L. Shoemaker > > Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com > http://www.UMLBootCamp.com > > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
