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<blockquote data-quote="Valiant" data-source="post: 3791617" data-attributes="member: 54792"><p>Nik. I was referring to supposed legal advice given to certain publishers). I agree completely. The OSRIC RULE BOOK is legal until proven otherwise. </p><p></p><p>My point was that certain "Old School" Publishers basically voiced <strong>public</strong> concerns about OSRIC RULE BOOK legality (based on what their attornies advice etc.), and then by association made it seem as if publishing modules with "OSRIC COMPATABLE" written on the cover (but otherwise OGL compliant) were also just as legally questionable. </p><p></p><p>What I want to know is this: do these publishers feel that OSRIC THE RULE BOOK is questionable only, or that writing OSRIC MODULES is also questionable....and if yes, then why (since they can be written 100% OGL). </p><p></p><p>This needs to be cleared up because alot of folks are under the impression that these publishers (who are assumed to be in the know) are warning others to stay away from writing OSRIC modules (Maggen for one seems to have this impression). If they didn't mean this (if they meant the OSRIC RULE BOOK is questionable, but OSRIC modules that are 100% OGL compliant are fine) then let them say so, just incase there are people sitting on the fence about publishing, this clearification might convince them to go ahead and take the plunge. For instance, if ORCUS would answer this question it would help greatly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Valiant, post: 3791617, member: 54792"] Nik. I was referring to supposed legal advice given to certain publishers). I agree completely. The OSRIC RULE BOOK is legal until proven otherwise. My point was that certain "Old School" Publishers basically voiced [B]public[/B] concerns about OSRIC RULE BOOK legality (based on what their attornies advice etc.), and then by association made it seem as if publishing modules with "OSRIC COMPATABLE" written on the cover (but otherwise OGL compliant) were also just as legally questionable. What I want to know is this: do these publishers feel that OSRIC THE RULE BOOK is questionable only, or that writing OSRIC MODULES is also questionable....and if yes, then why (since they can be written 100% OGL). This needs to be cleared up because alot of folks are under the impression that these publishers (who are assumed to be in the know) are warning others to stay away from writing OSRIC modules (Maggen for one seems to have this impression). If they didn't mean this (if they meant the OSRIC RULE BOOK is questionable, but OSRIC modules that are 100% OGL compliant are fine) then let them say so, just incase there are people sitting on the fence about publishing, this clearification might convince them to go ahead and take the plunge. For instance, if ORCUS would answer this question it would help greatly. ;) [/QUOTE]
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