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On top of that, if the site included trademarked material, WotC could lose all rights to those trademarks if it chose not to vigorously defend the IP. As I'm not familiar with Ema's site, I cannot say whther or not trademarked content was there, but if it was then WotC had no choice but to shut...

It would seem to me that WotC most likely considered the site a competitor that was using IP wholly owned by WotC to compete. Any time in business when a competitor is using your property to compete against you, you have no choice but to shut that competitor down.

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Nope, though the OGL does offer an easy out to ever getting a C&D. Many of us are having nasty memories of the TSR policy about fan sites from the 90s. BTW, 4E isn't OGL, but the OGL can never die.

Pssst, the 3.5 System Reference Document is covered under the Open Game License and contains no "software clause". I think what you're thinking about was the System Trademark License which did contain a "software clause". Of course, the STL is now defuct and 4E is only covered under the Game...

I doubt they would go all Lorraine Williams on ENWorld. Open discussion of their game outside their own forum is absolutely necessary if they are to continue at all.

It's nice to see Wot¢ return to its T$R roots. The more I see, the more convinced I am that the OGL is the only way to go for gaming. NO issues whatsoever so long as you stay away from everything Wot¢ cosniders IP and closed. IT seems to me, Wot¢ = ¢heapskates.

AWESOME modules. I totally get that OAD&D feel from them!

I think this is being "chicken little".

Yeah, getting plastered is a tough addiction to overcome. :cool:

When speaking in terms of just systems without talking genre, Alternity was the bridge between the 2E system and the d20 system

Call me quirky, but I like Alternity.

Sean was my "boss" when I did about a stint as a "TSRO" in the late 90's and into 2000. I had to leave in 2000 due to some demands on my time from a new job. Great guy. Still great to this day.

Was that "corporate philosphy" driven mostly by Lorraine Williams? BTW, I'm looking forward to your book this year.

I ran a campaign based in Lankhmar for about two years back in the early 90s. Just two characters who were basically opposed to the city thieves guild. We ran that campaign whenever we couldn't get more than the two most regular players together. Loads of fun.

Great read. Brings back a lot of memories from the 90s. That said, I think WotC is closing things up again with the implementation of 4E. The real beauty, of course, is the fact that the OGL is there and always will be there.

I'll have to hit Gen Con this year. Hopefully they'll have it there again, though with the economy the way it is, I sort of doubt it. I would like to see one up close and personal, though. There was a post a page back or so that mentioned the 8 inch depth of the recess, which seems a bit deep to...

These seem to be your moral positions. They have nothing to do with me. I may or may not take into consideration charitable contributions in any spending decision I make. Whether or not I do so is irrelevent to the conversation. I have every right to refuse to donate a penny if I so choose, just...

Life is a series of choices and value placed on anything by indviduals will differ greatly person to person. This is why some people can see paying $10K for a comic book that may have originally cost ten cents. Justification for any expenditure need only be made to the person making the...

I play 2E. I just use my trusty wargames templates and tape measure. :D