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<blockquote data-quote="mamba" data-source="post: 9408227" data-attributes="member: 7034611"><p>not even sure that is true… some moved to CC, no one needed to go to court over it because WotC gave up, which is not the same as dropping it</p><p></p><p></p><p>what was abandoned was the reason to enforce it, by WotC. If they had not, this would have gone to court</p><p></p><p></p><p>if you look at what happens at court, no contract is airtight. What the OGL has is a very high likelihood of prevailing in court. That it did not even have to go to court is not proof to the contrary</p><p></p><p></p><p>I do not believe that no one is using it any more.</p><p></p><p>Some moved to CC, others decided to just drop the OGL because they had it more out of tradition than because they actually needed it, and due to WotC’s irrational behavior this inclusion was now becoming more of a headache than it was worth. Yet others might still use it, no idea, I feel like I got some OGL products that came out after all of this</p><p></p><p>In any case, switching to CC means the CC is a better option for most, not a sign that they would have just abandoned the OGL without it.</p><p>Does the CC SRD make the OGL SRD mostly moot, yes, the same way the car made the horse carriage obsolete. This is not about enforceability but about being offered a superior option with no downsides</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mamba, post: 9408227, member: 7034611"] not even sure that is true… some moved to CC, no one needed to go to court over it because WotC gave up, which is not the same as dropping it what was abandoned was the reason to enforce it, by WotC. If they had not, this would have gone to court if you look at what happens at court, no contract is airtight. What the OGL has is a very high likelihood of prevailing in court. That it did not even have to go to court is not proof to the contrary I do not believe that no one is using it any more. Some moved to CC, others decided to just drop the OGL because they had it more out of tradition than because they actually needed it, and due to WotC’s irrational behavior this inclusion was now becoming more of a headache than it was worth. Yet others might still use it, no idea, I feel like I got some OGL products that came out after all of this In any case, switching to CC means the CC is a better option for most, not a sign that they would have just abandoned the OGL without it. Does the CC SRD make the OGL SRD mostly moot, yes, the same way the car made the horse carriage obsolete. This is not about enforceability but about being offered a superior option with no downsides [/QUOTE]
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