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Old 20th June 2008, 11:07 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Positronica

In other words, if Wizards chose to read section 10 in a very liberal manner, they could claim that by signing the GSL you are recognizing their "ownership" of even basic fantasy elements, such as the concept of dragons, demons, golbins, etc... and since section 10 lasts even past termination of the GSL, they could sue you, even decades later if you tried to make use of any of those basic fantasy elements.
Ah, that's the "WotC owns the word "the" argument"! It's in the core Rulebooks, right?

I think that the important part of the section is "“Wizards Intellectual Property” means any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade name or trade secret right and any other intellectual property or proprietary right owned by Wizards"; however, I can see how that is open to interpretation your way.

I didn't put that in my FAQ because - frankly - it's not clear-cut enough that I'd want to comment without an IP lawyer; I only wanted to address the clear stuff and the common misapprehensions. This little issue is far too subtle for me!

More worrying, I think, is "nor will Licensee attack the validity of this License".
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