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<blockquote data-quote="Ashtagon" data-source="post: 8923893" data-attributes="member: 72335">Sure, it's really unlikely that a court battle will ever take place over this. But the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) around the possibility of a court case is enough to dissuade any small publisher from trying to use the OGL as is. WotC doesn't need to take it to court; they just have to maintain the potential implicit threat to do so.It's like catching a burglar about to break in to your house, and he says, okay, I won't break in. But he carries on lurking in your street with a half-brick in hand, watching your house. You're going to keep watching him regardless, at least until he disarms himself and leaves the street.It's not enough for WotC to say they've decided not to de-authorise (unspoken: for now). They need to make an updated OGL that closes the loose wording that allowed them to open up the idea that they could. That's the only way that any 3PP can rationally consider the OGL as a long-term licencing basis for their business.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ashtagon, post: 8923893, member: 72335"] Sure, it's really unlikely that a court battle will ever take place over this. But the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) around the possibility of a court case is enough to dissuade any small publisher from trying to use the OGL as is. WotC doesn't need to take it to court; they just have to maintain the potential implicit threat to do so. It's like catching a burglar about to break in to your house, and he says, okay, I won't break in. But he carries on lurking in your street with a half-brick in hand, watching your house. You're going to keep watching him regardless, at least until he disarms himself and leaves the street. It's not enough for WotC to say they've decided not to de-authorise (unspoken: for now). They need to make an updated OGL that closes the loose wording that allowed them to open up the idea that they could. That's the only way that any 3PP can rationally consider the OGL as a long-term licencing basis for their business. [/QUOTE]

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