BOEF OGL Violation?

[Dark Eternal]

Hey, just out of curiosity. Isn't it possible that Anthony, in his position and exercising the powers of his job, has given himself legal permission to use the trademark?

 

[Morrus]

Hey, just out of curiosity. Isn't it possible that Anthony, in his position and exercising the powers of his job, has given himself legal permission to use the trademark?

I think that's the "conflict of interest" that everybody's been talking about.

 

[Orcus]

Isn't it possible that Anthony, in his position and exercising the powers of his job, has given himself legal permission to use the trademark?

Exactly true, that is possible. Which is what I want to know. If so, then since he is the same guy who also enforces the rules it will be interesting if he denies similar permission to others or if he tries to enforce the rules against those that do as he has done.

That is the only question I have really ever asked.

What is the rule? Does WotC interpret the license to allow this or did AV get permission? If he got permission, how is that possible in light of the fact that WotC is against the product?

That's what we publishers want to know because we would all like to do the same thing.

Clark

 

[Gargoyle]

Looks like it's a loophole:

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49756

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Can someone please tell me what does BoEF mean?

(Other than French for beef?)

 

[Bendris Noulg]

Book of Erotic Fantasy.

 

[S'mon]

Outside the OGL, I think that a Press Release (which is, at least theoretically, designed to educate the 'press' so that they can run factual news stories) is protected speech that would garner more lax Trademark treatment here in the U.S. (that pesky 1st amendment thing) than 'commercial speech' in the form of other advertisement.

But hey, i could be totally wrong... to far away from that con law class!

It looks like this is indeed AV's position (and WotC's position) also. So apparently Necromancer games et al are allowed to _say_ their products are compatible with D&D, they're just not allowed (under the OGL) to _advertise_ the fact.

 

[EricNoah]

Now that AV is answering these questions in his own thread, I'm gonna close this one.