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<blockquote data-quote="Kannik" data-source="post: 8474550" data-attributes="member: 984">I have confidence in Cam at wanting to get this smoothed out (he's carried Cortex all this way!)… though at the same time I'm surprised that he “let” this go out this way. It’s possible he didn’t read it/left it to others to deal with, or that their internal discussions made this seem fine inside the framework of the different licenses, but to us coming in fresh it seems a mess.From what I gather their intent was:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Create something for free, off your own website/distribution, without using any of the Cortex trade dress: go wild.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Create something for free, off your own website/distribution (but not on any site that allows for monetization?), using the Cortex trade dress (provided in the link provided): you adhere to the license that says any rules you create can be used by Fandom in a future product (they use the word ownership which is very much the wrong word here), and you keep any of your story/world IP.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Create something for sale, you must sell it on their marketplace website, and adhere to a more stringent license that is upcoming.</li>
</ul>All of which all sounds quite reasonable. What their license and poorly-worded FAQ actually says, however, looks to not match that intent yet. :/Again, a very unfortunate situation that could negatively tinge things going forward, both for them and for any products designed and released by fans and enthusiasts that use the system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kannik, post: 8474550, member: 984"] I have confidence in Cam at wanting to get this smoothed out (he's carried Cortex all this way!)… though at the same time I'm surprised that he “let” this go out this way. It’s possible he didn’t read it/left it to others to deal with, or that their internal discussions made this seem fine inside the framework of the different licenses, but to us coming in fresh it seems a mess. From what I gather their [I]intent[/I] was: [LIST] [*]Create something for free, off your own website/distribution, without using any of the Cortex trade dress: go wild. [*]Create something for free, off your own website/distribution (but not on any site that allows for monetization?), using the Cortex trade dress (provided in the link provided): you adhere to the license that says any rules you create can be used by Fandom in a future product (they use the word ownership which is very much the wrong word here), and you keep any of your story/world IP. [*]Create something for sale, you must sell it on their marketplace website, and adhere to a more stringent license that is upcoming. [/LIST] All of which all sounds quite reasonable. What their license and poorly-worded FAQ [I]actually [/I]says, however, looks to not match that intent yet. :/ Again, a very unfortunate situation that could negatively tinge things going forward, both for them and for any products designed and released by fans and enthusiasts that use the system. [/QUOTE]

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