An Open Letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of the Coast

Re:An Open Letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of ... by dual_dingo on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:36PM (#34315634)

I guess the crux will be the meaning of the word "authorized". If Hasbro claims the OGL 1.0 is no longer authorized and can convince a court that this totally normal and OK, 3rd party vendors will have a problem.

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Re:An Open Letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of ... by johnday on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:57PM (#34315931)

They would also have to convince a court that Paragraph 9 is intended to be restrictive, rather than permissive. Nowhere does it say that only authorized licenses can be used, and it seems obviously wrong for a license to preclude its own use.

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Re:An Open Letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of ... by thomascgalvin on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:34PM (#34316457)

Unfortunately, it costs a lot of money to prove what is obvious in court. WOTC and Hasbro are counting on their money and lawyers to have a chilling effect.

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Re:An Open Letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of ... by Karrot_Kream on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:51PM (#34316704)

FWIW Pazio would probably have enough money to bring this up for litigation. Still, a crappy position to be in.

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Re:An Open Letter on the Open Gaming License, to Wizards of ... by jerf on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:06PM (#34316069)

Thank you, to you and the others. That makes this make a lot more sense.

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