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Message: <blockquote data-quote="alex_jurkat" data-source="post: 1426849" data-attributes="member: 13781">OgcGeoff and all,I think that's far too restrictive a view of non-OGC content.  Chapters Three and Five are exceptions to the OGC declaration.  They are not PI and they are not off limits to all.  They are covered by normal copyright law which means you can't copy them verbatim or translate them without opening yourself to a copyright infringement claim.While it is also true that a claim for copyright infringement could be maintained against someone who publishes "derivative works" from Chapter Three and Five of BoW, that concern should be severely mitigated by two factors.  The OGC declaration paragraph opens all terms from the book allowing reference to them in any follow-up product.  Also, all terms derived from the System Reference Document -- the core of D&D -- remain open and usable.  I think it's clear that you don't have to treat Chapters Three and Five as nonexistent if creating or adapting follow-up product.You cannot use the Fields of Blood trademark in your product without Eden's permission -- that's Product Identity.  Let me state for the record, however, if you want to publish a product that depends on or expands on BoW mechanics, just let us know.  We do want to see BoW become the standard for mass combat rules in D&D.  We will be liberal when deciding whether to grant permission to use our trademarks.Again, Eden's OGC purpose is to keep folks from reprinting BoW partially or entirely and thus profiting from our work without any compensation flowing to Eden.  We don't want to see an alternative BoW showing up with our mechanics that replaces purchases of BoW.  Our purpose is definitely not to make BoW a solitary product that no one can follow-up on.  We would be delighted if d20 publishers were to adapt their settings and worlds to the BoW scheme, and we would be delighted if d20 publishers were to build on or enhance our work.Thanks,Alex JurkatEden Studios<a href="http://www.edenstudios.net" target="_blank">www.edenstudios.net</a></blockquote>

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