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Originally Posted by Xyxox  The problem with that thinking is that the SRD is 100% WotC content, |
The new 3.x SRDs can easily be considered 100%
WotC content. The new
SRD however is harder to claim full copyright over as it is a list of terms. Reproducing the list itself would be a copyright violation, the terms themselves can't be copyrighted (individual words can be trademarked but not copyrighted) and except for D&D are not Trademarked.
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Originally Posted by Xyxox and is also the basis of everything licensed under the OGL. |
Most things licenced under the
OGL are based on the
SRD, but not everything. The
OGL is a licence in and of itself which may or may not be used in conjunction with the
SRD.
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Originally Posted by Xyxox WotC placed a virus in the OGL because they own the SRD. |
I am fully missing the point of that satement. The viral nature of the
OGL has nothing to do with the
SRD.
WotC could have just as easily made the
SRD available via the
OGL without the viral clause, limiting
3pp to just using the STRD and no-one elses content.
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