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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 4373245" data-attributes="member: 8461">There's been a lot said lately about how several companies (such as Adamant Entertainment, Kenzer Co., and possibly Goodman Games, among others) seem to be using existing copyright law to print 4E-compatible products without actually using the GSL. Likewise, there's a lot of companies staying (in whole or in part) with the OGL.My question is, if you use the copyright angle to make 4E products, is there any particular reason you couldn't print a book with both 3E stats (under the OGL) and 4E stats (via copyright fair use) in it? I'm not sure how viable such a book would be, but it's an intriguing idea. There doesn't seem to be any particular wording in the OGL that would forbid it. Would it work if only the 3E material was printed under the OGL, or would there be room to include the 4E mechanics also under the OGC declaration?It's an interesting idea to consider. Imagine a monster book with 3.5 and 4E stats, for example. Or, at the very least, a book that only uses one set of rules and has a conversion file as a web enhancement.I really hope that's possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 4373245, member: 8461"] There's been a lot said lately about how several companies (such as Adamant Entertainment, Kenzer Co., and possibly Goodman Games, among others) seem to be using existing copyright law to print 4E-compatible products without actually using the GSL. Likewise, there's a lot of companies staying (in whole or in part) with the OGL. My question is, if you use the copyright angle to make 4E products, is there any particular reason you couldn't print a book with both 3E stats (under the OGL) and 4E stats (via copyright fair use) in it? I'm not sure how viable such a book would be, but it's an intriguing idea. There doesn't seem to be any particular wording in the OGL that would forbid it. Would it work if only the 3E material was printed under the OGL, or would there be room to include the 4E mechanics also under the OGC declaration? It's an interesting idea to consider. Imagine a monster book with 3.5 and 4E stats, for example. Or, at the very least, a book that only uses one set of rules and has a conversion file as a web enhancement. I really hope that's possible. [/QUOTE]

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