Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Publishing Business & Licensing
Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD. Clearing up confusion.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DavyGreenwind" data-source="post: 8878665" data-attributes="member: 7035905"><p>In Europe and other parts of the world, yes. In the United States, a big nope.</p><p></p><p>Protecting the original intent of the creator in copyright law falls under the umbrella of what are called "moral rights." (I'm paraphrasing and nutshelling here). Basically, content creators under moral-rights systems have some control over the way their content is used and displayed, even after they sell it to someone else. If I'm a painter, and I sell my painting to someone, I could sue them if they destroyed it, even though it is "theirs," because I have a moral right to not have my painting destroyed.</p><p></p><p>In the US, there generally are no moral rights. If I buy a painting, I can throw it into the ocean if I want, and no one could do a thing about it (there may be some weird exception to paintings I don't know about. I'm just using paintings as an example).</p><p></p><p>All this to say that WotC can revoke the license for any reason or no reason. The best way to think about an open license is like a "lost dog, $500 if found" sign. As long as that sign is up, anyone who brings me my dog is legally entitled to $500. But if I change my mind, take down the sign, and put up a new sign that says "never mind, I revoke my offer," a person could not show up 5 years later with my dog and demand $500.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavyGreenwind, post: 8878665, member: 7035905"] In Europe and other parts of the world, yes. In the United States, a big nope. Protecting the original intent of the creator in copyright law falls under the umbrella of what are called "moral rights." (I'm paraphrasing and nutshelling here). Basically, content creators under moral-rights systems have some control over the way their content is used and displayed, even after they sell it to someone else. If I'm a painter, and I sell my painting to someone, I could sue them if they destroyed it, even though it is "theirs," because I have a moral right to not have my painting destroyed. In the US, there generally are no moral rights. If I buy a painting, I can throw it into the ocean if I want, and no one could do a thing about it (there may be some weird exception to paintings I don't know about. I'm just using paintings as an example). All this to say that WotC can revoke the license for any reason or no reason. The best way to think about an open license is like a "lost dog, $500 if found" sign. As long as that sign is up, anyone who brings me my dog is legally entitled to $500. But if I change my mind, take down the sign, and put up a new sign that says "never mind, I revoke my offer," a person could not show up 5 years later with my dog and demand $500. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Publishing Business & Licensing
Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD. Clearing up confusion.
Top