A Thought: Probably Best Download all OGL material NOW

[delericho]

A throwaway comment on one of the many other threads about the OGL triggered a thought: it's probably a good idea to download any and all OGL material you have purchased from DriveThru or any other similar ventures as a matter of some urgency. Don't rely on those remaining available - if WotC do pull the trigger on de-authorizing OGL 1.0, they may well have those stores pull them as no longer being licensed.

(There was a very similar situation a number of years ago when they suddenly pulled their PDFs of old-edition materials from sale - this was before DMs Guild was a thing - when those were disappeared. I, for one, lost access to several PDFs I had purchased because I was offline for the key week in question.)

With luck, this all blows over and you've wasted some time and storage on backing stuff up. But it's frequently wise to prepare for the worst even while hoping for the best...

 

[SAVeira]

Suggest that you use the Library app if you have large collection. I took me several hours, 128 GBs total for nearly 9000 files.
DriveThruRPG.com

 

[Reynard]

"DriveThru RPG servers crash due to panic downloading. News at 11."

 

[darjr]

It’s a good idea. But you have at least… checks notes

Seven days from the drop of the new OGL…

 

[D1Tremere]

I don't think the new OGL even effects those sales from what I've seen. At worst, the current small business sellers would need to apply and switch the logo.

 

[darjr]

I don't think the new OGL even effects those sales from what I've seen. At worst, the current small business sellers would need to apply and switch the logo.

Drive thru? As leaked it probably does effect the OGL ones.

 

[delericho]

Drive thru? As leaked it probably does effect the OGL ones.

That was my understanding.

(And, incidentally, that's a partial answer to the question "what's to stop me just carrying on publishing under the old OGL?" - given the deals in place, Drive Thru probably won't provide a market for such a product, and Kickstarter probably won't allow campaigns to fund such a product.)

 

[Bitbrain]

What about those game systems sold on DrivethruRPG that don’t use the OGL?

 

[mamba]

What about those game systems sold on DrivethruRPG that don’t use the OGL?

they should not be affected

 

[D1Tremere]

I'm confused. How does this effect drivethru or kickstarter?
To my understanding, drivethru is a store front, and individual sellers will simply need to switch to the new OGL with little or no change. Kickstarter isnt profit, and the OGL 1.1 specifies profit. Unless the kickstarted product actually generates profits in excess of $750k it shouldn't really be effected by using the new OGL.