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<blockquote data-quote="Strutinan" data-source="post: 1117485" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>According to my lawyer (yes, I finally got one) using the terms "WotC" or "Wizards of the Coast" is a gray area. Normally it is a MAJOR no-no, but because they mandate the use of "Wizards of the Coast" in the OGL, it might be feasible to do so in other places of the document. However, it could ONLY be done in a referential manner (i.e. "compatible with the SRD published by Wizards of the Coast"), and even then they could sue over violation of TRADEMARK.</p><p></p><p>The problem comes in the courts. Because they themselves said to reefer to them via the OGL, they forgo the right to sue over references to them ove their copyrighted name. However, they state in the OGL that you CAN NOT USE "Wizards of the Coast" in the product, in the same legal breath that they state you MUST USE IT. It is this legal conundrum that could be used to win a court case if they decided to file suit.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately it is at bes a 50/50 chance, and an expensive one at that! One that nobody who is affected by this issue could afford to persue :s</p><p></p><p>So in other words: no free advertising for WotC! best to keep hands-off.</p><p></p><p>However,m on the bright side, the following terms ARE NOT TRADEMARKED, and thusly could be used to indicate compatibility or in a logo:</p><p>d20 ("d20 system" is off-limits, not "d20")</p><p>SRD</p><p>System Reference Document</p><p>3.5 edition</p><p>3.0 edition</p><p></p><p>My suggestion is a industry-wide logo that plainly states: "d20 3.x SRD Compatible", with extra logos for subset content. Such as a "mature Themes" logo, "Sci-Fi" logo, "Fantasy" logo, ect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Strutinan, post: 1117485, member: 9267"] According to my lawyer (yes, I finally got one) using the terms "WotC" or "Wizards of the Coast" is a gray area. Normally it is a MAJOR no-no, but because they mandate the use of "Wizards of the Coast" in the OGL, it might be feasible to do so in other places of the document. However, it could ONLY be done in a referential manner (i.e. "compatible with the SRD published by Wizards of the Coast"), and even then they could sue over violation of TRADEMARK. The problem comes in the courts. Because they themselves said to reefer to them via the OGL, they forgo the right to sue over references to them ove their copyrighted name. However, they state in the OGL that you CAN NOT USE "Wizards of the Coast" in the product, in the same legal breath that they state you MUST USE IT. It is this legal conundrum that could be used to win a court case if they decided to file suit. Unfortunately it is at bes a 50/50 chance, and an expensive one at that! One that nobody who is affected by this issue could afford to persue :s So in other words: no free advertising for WotC! best to keep hands-off. However,m on the bright side, the following terms ARE NOT TRADEMARKED, and thusly could be used to indicate compatibility or in a logo: d20 ("d20 system" is off-limits, not "d20") SRD System Reference Document 3.5 edition 3.0 edition My suggestion is a industry-wide logo that plainly states: "d20 3.x SRD Compatible", with extra logos for subset content. Such as a "mature Themes" logo, "Sci-Fi" logo, "Fantasy" logo, ect. [/QUOTE]
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