RE: [Ogf-l] PI declarations

2005-08-15 Thread Jim Butler
e that if they both match the public domain-inspired > concept then Mongoose shouldn't have claimed "firbolg" as PI since > they have no ownership grounds. But they did. And now we have to deal with it (in any number of ways discussed on this list). Jim Butler, Brand Manager B

RE: [Ogf-l] Question about creating a specific kind of open licenseforCharity.

2005-04-03 Thread Jim Butler
I'd also point out that determining exactly what 'profits' are is going to be tantamount. There's no end to the expenses one could claim before profits exist... Jim Butler, Editor-in-ChiefBastion Press, Inc.www.bastionpress.com   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:

RE: [Ogf-l] IANAL, but can you recommend one?

2005-01-18 Thread Jim Butler
andy). Connie Lindman is also a good attorney. She was in charge of TSR's legal department when I first started there (try not to be too hard on her for Lorraine's policies). She can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Butler, Editor-in-Chief Bastion Press, Inc. www.bastionpress.com __

RE: [Ogf-l] SRD & WotC errata question

2004-03-19 Thread Jim Butler
e publisher before charging forward, but I can't see any reason why a publisher would want erroneous information based on one of their published works to be carried forward. Good Gaming! Jim Butler, President Bastion Press, Inc. www.bastionpress.com ___ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l

RE: [Ogf-l] Advantages of a new version of the OGL

2004-02-27 Thread Jim Butler
gt; rights against amatures that > step on their toes. You're thinking of trademarks. If you fail to protect your trademarks, you can lose them. There's no statute that I'm aware of that applies directly to copyri

RE: [Ogf-l] Product Identity does not mean "Everything that's not OGC"

2004-02-23 Thread Jim Butler
and get another attorney's opinion--which you should do anyway if you're going to be publishing work on your own. ---- Bastion Press, Inc. Jim Butler President [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 46753 Seattle, WA 98146 tel: