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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8878492" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>So a leak of wording that is obviously not written like a legal document has led people to speculate that WOTC will do things that they could have done for over a decade now. Not only that but people are freaking out over things that according to the initial post cannot happen. If they did shut someone down a publication (and since I'm <em>not</em> a lawyer specializing in this area of law I'm not going to speculate) it would likely be because the product was actively hurting the brand. Considering some of the things published by not-really-TSR, I'm kind of surprised this wasn't always a clause. They may get inspiration from others just like everyone. But they've always been able to copy anything produced under the OGL and have never simply copied another product so that's even less of an issue.</p><p></p><p>I see no cause for concern other than "all corporations are bad and will go out of their way to destroy their business". WOTC may be the 800 pound gorilla, but as past sales have shown, they are not a monopoly. There's no guarantee that they will maintain market leadership. If they abuse this license and destroy their brand, other companies can and will step in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8878492, member: 6801845"] So a leak of wording that is obviously not written like a legal document has led people to speculate that WOTC will do things that they could have done for over a decade now. Not only that but people are freaking out over things that according to the initial post cannot happen. If they did shut someone down a publication (and since I'm [I]not[/I] a lawyer specializing in this area of law I'm not going to speculate) it would likely be because the product was actively hurting the brand. Considering some of the things published by not-really-TSR, I'm kind of surprised this wasn't always a clause. They may get inspiration from others just like everyone. But they've always been able to copy anything produced under the OGL and have never simply copied another product so that's even less of an issue. I see no cause for concern other than "all corporations are bad and will go out of their way to destroy their business". WOTC may be the 800 pound gorilla, but as past sales have shown, they are not a monopoly. There's no guarantee that they will maintain market leadership. If they abuse this license and destroy their brand, other companies can and will step in. [/QUOTE]
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