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Hello, I am lawyer with a PSA: almost everyone is wrong about the OGL and SRD. Clearing up confusion.
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<blockquote data-quote="Enrahim2" data-source="post: 8891350" data-attributes="member: 7039850"><p>Ah now I see. Your argument seem to hinge on a particular understanding of the "authorized" term noone really seem to understand the scope and legal meaning of. Hence you get to a different conclusion than me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>But consider this: Ryan said that the point of "authorised" was to distinguish between draft and final text for the version. If someone (by mistake) happened to use a draft text when declaring self made ogl and offering lisence to it, it appear the intention is that someone holding (and hence abiding to) a valid license based on an authorised (final) text of the OGL version would still be able to use this license grant to copy the material without having to abide with the potentially seriously flawed text of the draft accompanying the initial release of the material.</p><p>This way making it possible to "rescue" material published under flawed terms. The asymmetry lies in that if there was published a draft with unintentionally favorable terms, people shouldn't be able to use this to aquire unfair rights to material published under a final, presumably fairer version.</p><p></p><p>Hence my understanding of one being authorised and the other not, is in no way any indication of "incompatibility". Indeed the authorised 1.0a version (text) spells out in which way these are compatible: Those holding an license based on an authorised text are free to use that license to copy, modify and distribute content published based upon any ogl license version (text), independent on if that text was ever authorised. The only requirement is that wizards ever published the text, presenting it as an ogl version.</p><p></p><p>Hence my interpretation would require you to find a different wording than if the text is authorised or not to claim a incompatibility that would prevent a holder of a licence based on an authorised ogl-1.1 text to copy the 1.0a material.</p><p></p><p>I am also a programmer and still not a lawyer. It is said that a contract is like a machine; I guess we both are eager to understand the source code this machine is running <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Enrahim2, post: 8891350, member: 7039850"] Ah now I see. Your argument seem to hinge on a particular understanding of the "authorized" term noone really seem to understand the scope and legal meaning of. Hence you get to a different conclusion than me :D But consider this: Ryan said that the point of "authorised" was to distinguish between draft and final text for the version. If someone (by mistake) happened to use a draft text when declaring self made ogl and offering lisence to it, it appear the intention is that someone holding (and hence abiding to) a valid license based on an authorised (final) text of the OGL version would still be able to use this license grant to copy the material without having to abide with the potentially seriously flawed text of the draft accompanying the initial release of the material. This way making it possible to "rescue" material published under flawed terms. The asymmetry lies in that if there was published a draft with unintentionally favorable terms, people shouldn't be able to use this to aquire unfair rights to material published under a final, presumably fairer version. Hence my understanding of one being authorised and the other not, is in no way any indication of "incompatibility". Indeed the authorised 1.0a version (text) spells out in which way these are compatible: Those holding an license based on an authorised text are free to use that license to copy, modify and distribute content published based upon any ogl license version (text), independent on if that text was ever authorised. The only requirement is that wizards ever published the text, presenting it as an ogl version. Hence my interpretation would require you to find a different wording than if the text is authorised or not to claim a incompatibility that would prevent a holder of a licence based on an authorised ogl-1.1 text to copy the 1.0a material. I am also a programmer and still not a lawyer. It is said that a contract is like a machine; I guess we both are eager to understand the source code this machine is running :D [/QUOTE]
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