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The problem though xechnao is that you seem to be arguing for something other than capitalism, which I believe it outside of the scope of the argument we're having. (I suspect you're from another country). I think arguing for a different economic system is off topic, since that's a lot harder...

This is a huge crux of the argument. People argue about artists shouldn't get paid, but they wouldn't suggest it for other elements of society. There may be some benefits to certain elements of society being socialized but there are drawbacks. If the business model changes for artistic works...

I buy products first and foremost for the authors, not because the ingredients are "old school". By that logic of "giving it away for free", it's like saying because there's are local soft drinks that are cheaper or cereals that are generic that nobody will buy Coca-Cola or Kellogg's brands...

To be honest, the reason why those licenses, both Paizo's and the GSL are subjective is because it has to be judged on a case by case basis. If you try to make strict definitions you not only end up with a multi-page document that might seem inane, it would force them to be more conservative...

Any larger game publisher would have experience with that. Ask somebody like Mongoose which is licensing several properties, or Margaret Weiss productions. I think a lot of people are thinking of the new "copyleft" licenses like Creative Commons or software licenses like GPL, MIT, BSD, as...

Exactly, that's a smart decision. Basically, I see licensing D&D or going with the older or variant versions as similar to a choice that a comic writer or artist does when he decides to either do "work-for-hire" with a big company or be independent and have control over copyright, trademark...

Name calling? Childish insults? The only person I think would be offended by Orcus' statements is perhaps the publisher and/or writers of BoEF. His statements that the license is not something to be worrying about is to put things in perspective, since a lot of people aren't publishers. I...

Keep in mind too that the GSL allows the use of the D&D Logo/Trademark and Trade Dress. This ties GSL products tighter to 4e and thus D&D/Hasbro. Put it this way. A license is a sign of trust between two partners. You're basically agreeing to act in good faith. 98% of the licensees will do...

Alzrius, you misunderstand Clark's statements I think. Clark is putting things in perspective. Most licensing arrangements work like this for IP. You pay a license fee and/or royalties. You submit all work for approval. You have a limited time to hold it, expiring after a certain point. Most...

I miss him a lot. :( My recent favorite memory of him was being in his house, around 8PM, wondering what type of "intellectual stuff" he was watching with Gail out of the House, as he liked to watch stuff like Discovery channel. He kept switching between some Ultimate Extreme Fighting sport...

The whole point about the ecosystem comments I made earlier was just because I think people see gaming in limited terms (D&D), without looking at the whole pie. (All of genre gaming). The one reason I prefer the GSL to the OGL, is, while it's great for the licensees, I felt the OGL as...

The problem with the ecosystem analogy is that it misses the greater view of the gaming culture. Before the OGL we had a lot of games out there. D&D was popular but you had World of Darkness, Gurps, Runequest, Deadlands, Big Eyes Small Mouth, and a wealth of others. Since the release of the...

One point that is missed by you MO is the fact that in the past, the products were limited by location. You had to be in England to see a play, you had to go to Rome or art gallery's to see the art. The Copyright and Royalty concepts came shortly after the printing press. The printing press...

Keep in mind too that people who do #1 in bookstores might end up getting kicked out, and there's an inconvenience factor in that. Remember "hey, this ain't a library" at news stands can also apply in bookstores. Some products end up being shrink-wrapped as well.

Actually the quote about Information wants to be free is misquoted so often. Information wants to be free? — Eat Sleep Publish It was never meant by that author to suggest that all work would be done gratis. In fact, Stewart Brand stated that there would always be tensions between the two...

You completely miss the quote he makes about sales people, lawyers, etc. And I don't think you have a lot of knowledge on the way Hollywood and other writing endeavors work. I'm sure as an IT person you get paid a solid wage for what you do. A lot of writing is fronted by whether or not its a...

Greed, however, goes both ways. It's also greedy to download hundreds of songs, videos, and watch and enjoy them without paying for them if that was the intent. Basic economic realities are a fact of life, and artists should be compensated for their work. The reason we have free radio and TV...

One author who explained this really well was Steven Grant. On his regular column on Comic Book Resources, while being a critic of the RIAA and MPAA, he also points why creative people get royalties. I'm gonna quote the relevant block, since I think people need to understand this as much as...

The thing I don't get about the whole "right to preview" thing is this. Many video games have free download-ready demos available. Nowadays, many books have preview chapters and table of contents indexes. I don't think the "right to preview" involves being able to read the ENTIRE book or...

IIRC he predicted "the majority of players" would reject it. Which apparently didn't happen.