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<blockquote data-quote="Grantypants" data-source="post: 8477039" data-attributes="member: 6917406">Of course they don't. I'm talking about how to prove that some user has accepted the terms of a license agreement. My point is to contrast the OGL with shrinkwrap and clickwrap licenses for software. With those software agreements, you can't use the website or app or whatever without clicking a box that says &quot;I agree&quot; to the terms. If you don't agree, you can't use the software, so if you're using the software, you must have agreed to the terms (at least in the eyes of the court).On the other hand, just playing D&amp;D or using its rules for something doesn't prove you saw or even know about the OGL. If WotC wants to prove that you agreed to the terms of the OGL, they'd have to first prove you knew about the OGL. Since the OGL terms are not in any of the official WotC books, it's perfectly possible to play D&amp;D and use the rules that also appear in the SRD without ever knowing about or agreeing to the terms in the OGL. This Cortex license seems to be written as if it was the first kind of license, one where they can stop you from using the product if you don't agree to the terms. If Fandom wants to use that license as a requirement for accessing their upcoming website, they can, but they can't enforce their license against people who haven't agreed to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grantypants, post: 8477039, member: 6917406"] Of course they don't. I'm talking about how to prove that some user has accepted the terms of a license agreement. My point is to contrast the OGL with shrinkwrap and clickwrap licenses for software. With those software agreements, you can't use the website or app or whatever without clicking a box that says "I agree" to the terms. If you don't agree, you can't use the software, so if you're using the software, you must have agreed to the terms (at least in the eyes of the court). On the other hand, just playing D&D or using its rules for something doesn't prove you saw or even know about the OGL. If WotC wants to prove that you agreed to the terms of the OGL, they'd have to first prove you knew about the OGL. Since the OGL terms are not in any of the official WotC books, it's perfectly possible to play D&D and use the rules that also appear in the SRD without ever knowing about or agreeing to the terms in the OGL. This Cortex license seems to be written as if it was the first kind of license, one where they can stop you from using the product if you don't agree to the terms. If Fandom wants to use that license as a requirement for accessing their upcoming website, they can, but they can't enforce their license against people who haven't agreed to it. [/QUOTE]

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