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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 4678641" data-attributes="member: 53">Because they either give up control, or hire entirely new staff in order to oversee the licenses.  Even if they do, allowing others to work using that IP is giving up a certain amount of control.Now, we can pretty much be sure that WotC is not going to be adding staff in order to do this licensing.  Remember why Scott has said the updates to the GSL have taken so long to get released (if not in so many words)?  It's because he had to take up some of the workload from a number of employees in the recent round of layoffs.  In this business environment a company that is overworking its employees already isn't going to start a new venture that requires hiring new employees and setting up a new department for an uncertain revenue stream.  Just hiring 3 employees to facilitate and watch these new sites would mean at least $100,000 a year.  That's not terribly likely to be gotten back any time soon.  In fact, it is likely that by the time it is, WotC will already have up the same content with a more efficient revenue stream (because they wouldn't have to share it with 3rd parties).</blockquote>