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<blockquote data-quote="JustinA" data-source="post: 3684106" data-attributes="member: 51618">No. WotC would have separate license to that material (under the terms of posting material to the Gleemax website) and would not need to use the OGL in order to publish the material. Since they wouldn't need to use the OGL to publish the material, they would not be bound by any of the terms or conditions of the OGL.I can understand WotC's reasons for doing this. But it certainly means I'm never going to even consider using their service. IP has value and, while I fully support the OGL and similar efforts, I don't just go casually throwing ownership of my IP around for no good reason.I see a day in the not-too-distant future when the next Malazan Empire or Midkemia will meet with great success... and the creator will discover that they accidentally ceded some or all of their rights to the creation years ago by posting to an Internet forum somewhere.Is there a policy for posting fan-created material that you're taking advantage of? If not, you're already violating copyright law by posting that material publicly. It's not like violating the Gleemax TOS is going to make any difference in WotC's ability to come after your Canonfire postings.(Can you send me a copy of your GH material, though? Sounds neat.)Justin Alexander<a href="http://www.thealexandrian.net" target="_blank">http://www.thealexandrian.net</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="JustinA, post: 3684106, member: 51618"] No. WotC would have separate license to that material (under the terms of posting material to the Gleemax website) and would not need to use the OGL in order to publish the material. Since they wouldn't need to use the OGL to publish the material, they would not be bound by any of the terms or conditions of the OGL. I can understand WotC's reasons for doing this. But it certainly means I'm never going to even consider using their service. IP has value and, while I fully support the OGL and similar efforts, I don't just go casually throwing ownership of my IP around for no good reason. I see a day in the not-too-distant future when the next Malazan Empire or Midkemia will meet with great success... and the creator will discover that they accidentally ceded some or all of their rights to the creation years ago by posting to an Internet forum somewhere. Is there a policy for posting fan-created material that you're taking advantage of? If not, you're already violating copyright law by posting that material publicly. It's not like violating the Gleemax TOS is going to make any difference in WotC's ability to come after your Canonfire postings. (Can you send me a copy of your GH material, though? Sounds neat.) Justin Alexander [url]http://www.thealexandrian.net[/url] [/QUOTE]

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