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Explain the potential negative consequences to the company Wizards of the Coast if they revoke the Open Gaming License 1.0a The Open Gaming License (OGL) 1.0a is a legal instrument that allows third-party publishers to use certain intellectual property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC) in...

You need to dock points for gaslighting .

Lol this is the most disingenuous pleading I have ever read.

Sh£$%$ about to get real! https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jan/12/dungeons-and-dragons-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl?CMP=share_btn_link

That's not true. All of Wikipedia is under a CC license and can be used for commercial purposes. The big thing about a CC license is that a user cannot stop another person from using CC content. So, for example,a photo of a castle under a CC license can be used by anyone in a commercial...

Great to see them show more courage than many other 3PP. Awesome.

Somewhat disappointed enworld is not taking as strong a stance as Frog God or Goodman Games.

Wow, so the author is basically saying their initial take was way off. This clarification is much more in line with what the IP lawyers I know (and have read commentary of) have been saying.

They are a HEAVY HITTER. IANAL but the tl;dr appears to be: Hasbro can revoke OGL 1.0a, but also that publishers can write D&D compatible material without it but may get sued by Hasbro...

Pure Hubris from them right? Where I live we would call the Hasbro execs who made this decision "gobshites."

This is fantastic news

I'm in Europe. We use neither your currency nor your legal system.

Litigate, don't capitulate

I wonder if EFF would be interested...

Hasbro has such a weak case that a judge is not going to grant an injunction pending appeal.

This Friday my in-person campaign of the last two years resumes after our holiday break. Everyone at the table uses Beyond. However this Friday we will not be using it. The analytics of players and DM from Beyond are a key data point for investors and everyone else. Let's make Beyond a...

I know someone who will work pro bono, but his area of legal expertise is rather specialized:

My good friend is an IP lawyer. He opines that the old OGL will hold because of this, among other reasons: contra proferentem

Yes, top hats in D&D are not my preferred aesthetic.

I'll have to check this out. Looks like my group might really like it.