Brian Lewis, original legal drafter of the OGL, speaks out

[CleverNickName]

The last time Hasbro threatened the OGL, Paizo became the #1 selling tabletop RPG company and made a lot of money.
Maybe history is poised to repeat itself?

 

[Greg Benage]

Brian Lewis is Paizo's attorney, which is ::chef's kiss::

 

[overgeeked]

Oh. Here's to hoping.

 

[Charlaquin]

The last time Hasbro threatened the OGL, Paizo became the #1 selling tabletop RPG company and made a lot of money.
Maybe history is poised to repeat itself?

We can certainly hope.

 

[Olrox17]

Brian Lewis is Paizo's attorney, which is ::chef's kiss::

It also means he's not exactly an impartial third party in this dispute. Just something to keep in mind.
I really hope the major 3pp manage to create a strong front against WotC's abuse.

 

[Greg Benage]

It also means he's not exactly an impartial third party in this dispute. Just something to keep in mind.

It seems he's just trying to facilitate a handoff to an impartial third party.

"Ultimately, this needs to be in the hands of a recognized and respected independent open source community hub that functions like Linux."

 

[Reynard]

It seems he's just trying to facilitate a handoff to an impartial third party.

"Ultimately, this needs to be in the hands of a recognized and respected independent open source community hub that functions like Linux."

Isn't there already an Open Gaming Foundation?

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

If you could get Paizo and the other major 3pps to agree on a "mere fantasy" framework for a not-d&d srd, and a truly open game licence, that would be huge. It would help mitigate some of the loss of network effects from D&D being cut off.

 

[Olrox17]

It seems he's just trying to facilitate a handoff to an impartial third party.

"Ultimately, this needs to be in the hands of a recognized and respected independent open source community hub that functions like Linux."

That would be very good for the hobby, indeed.
In other news, at this point I believe we have enough clues to predict that Paizo will NOT be signing a custom agreement with WotC. Far from it!

 

[Greg Benage]

Isn't there already an Open Gaming Foundation?

Yeah, but it's never actually done anything, to my understanding. I'm not sure it has the administrative infrastructure to fill the role. But maybe it does -- I don't know.