Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD

Re:Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong a... by forgotpwd16 on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:17AM (#34272275)

>WoTC could sue anyone who made content for ownership even if it was made with the previous license.

Unless I misunderstand, according to the submitted thread this isn't the case.

>The good news is that, because of the reliance principle, third party creators who have already created a work under the OGL likely could continue to sell that work even if the OGL were revoked. They just could not create any new works.

Although that "likely" gives doubts.

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Re:Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong a... by pessimizer on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:36AM (#34272403)

It doesn't give doubts about whether WoC could sue, it's giving an opinion that WoC would probably lose if they did.

> WoTC could sue anyone

isn't contradicted at all by that opinion.

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Re:Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong a... by forgotpwd16 on Friday January 06, 2023 @05:38AM (#34273177)

Technically right but believe the actual issue is whether such a suitcase could pose a threat.

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Re:Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong a... by kingofpandora on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:14AM (#34273462)

That's not very helpful ... "Anyone can sue anyone for anything anytime."

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Re:Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong a... by mcv on Friday January 06, 2023 @02:03PM (#34279276)

The big question is: would they win? Nobody knows, because nothing about this has ever been tested in court as far as I know.

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Re:Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong a... by enkid on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:05AM (#34274183)

A company that depends on selling stuff compatible with DnD is going to go out of business very quickly if they can't put new content out.

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