GSL Logo and Print Products

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While considering the GSL Logo and its restriction to the back cover of print products, a novel thought occurred to me - what if one were to produce a GSL-licensed print product whose "back cover" was far more appealing to the eye than its "front cover," such that retailers would be inclined to display it backwards?

For example, what if one were to release a supplement and commission eloborate full-color art for the back cover, while leaving the front cover a solid color with nothing more than the title and some descriptive text? If a company could somehow influence retailers to display the books backwards in this or a similar manner, it could enjoy having the Dungeons & Dragons logo presented to potential customers at first glance without violating the terms of the GSL.

Any thoughts?

 

[tomBitonti]

IMO:

I _don't_ think that it is proper to think of "front" covers in such a narrow technical sense ... your "back" cover is functionally the same as most "front" covers, and (I would say) would be treated as such. And, the license could easily be updated to handle this case, should the need arise.

 

[Positronica]

You can use the logo in advertisements and marketing material. You could easily design some sort of placard or frame or display enahncer with the logo on it that a retailer could place above, under, or around your book or the shelf its being displayed on.