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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sigurd" data-source="post: 2245084" data-attributes="member: 19412">Without disputing the right of publishers to protect whatever they created, what are buyer expectations for the treatment of material and the reuse there of?When I look at D20 or OGL product should I be able to expect that it will contribute something ot the OGL\D20 universe? (I know OGL & D20 are not the same).A PDF I bought says this of licensing:As I read this, it reserves anything new as protected material while re-releasing only what WOTC has already released.I can't help but think that if I had known they were this restrictive I might have been more inclined towards a Green Ronin product or to a publisher that was openly more generous to the creative process. Or stayed with WotC which at least set up the SRD. I should emphasiize that this particular publisher might be very generous upon being contacted - I don't know. My question really concerns basic framing of the D20 or OGL license.Are we, as purchasers, not rewarding the generous publishers by not recognising them?Would people appreciate a web site dedicated to collecting the licensing agreements of various publishers? How many people would want to consult this website before making a purchase?</blockquote>