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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4038624" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, you don't &quot;grant all rights&quot; to WOTC.&nbsp; That's simply not true.&nbsp; You do grant them the right to publish that work, but, you still retain the right to publish it yourself as well.&nbsp; It is still yours.Also, this scheme does nothing to protect WOTC, which is a consideration that should be addressed as well.&nbsp; Say I lie.&nbsp; I check the box saying that this bit is open when it really belongs to someone else.&nbsp; Say WOTC takes me at my word and publishes that bit.&nbsp; The original owner doesn't sue me, he sues WOTC.&nbsp; WOTC can turn around and sue me, that's true, but, there's all sorts of problems with that.First off, it's far more likely that the original owner is going to look for a larger settlement than they could possibly get out of me.&nbsp; Secondly, and more importantly, they have to piss around in court defending against one suit while pursuing another.&nbsp; I keep repeating this, but, in my mind anyway, this is why anything you post to Gleemax is pretty much 100% safe.&nbsp; It is no way worth WOTC's time and effort to find a good idea posted to Gleemax, determine if it's kosher or not, then go about trying to publish it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 4038624, member: 22779"] But, you don't "grant all rights" to WOTC. That's simply not true. You do grant them the right to publish that work, but, you still retain the right to publish it yourself as well. It is still yours. Also, this scheme does nothing to protect WOTC, which is a consideration that should be addressed as well. Say I lie. I check the box saying that this bit is open when it really belongs to someone else. Say WOTC takes me at my word and publishes that bit. The original owner doesn't sue me, he sues WOTC. WOTC can turn around and sue me, that's true, but, there's all sorts of problems with that. First off, it's far more likely that the original owner is going to look for a larger settlement than they could possibly get out of me. Secondly, and more importantly, they have to piss around in court defending against one suit while pursuing another. I keep repeating this, but, in my mind anyway, this is why anything you post to Gleemax is pretty much 100% safe. It is no way worth WOTC's time and effort to find a good idea posted to Gleemax, determine if it's kosher or not, then go about trying to publish it. [/QUOTE]

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