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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="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8915953" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Section 1: Definitions: (a)<strong>"Contributors"</strong> means the copyright and/or trademark owners who have contributed Open Game Content;</p><p></p><p>WotC owns those things with regard to everything in SRD 5.1. They are contributors.</p><p></p><p>Section 2: The License: This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of this License. <strong>You </strong>must affix such a notice to any Open Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content distributed using this License. </p><p></p><p>You, not we. WotC wrote it. They do not call themselves "You."</p><p></p><p>Section 4: Grant and Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the<strong> Contributors grant You</strong> a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-‐‑free, non-‐exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content. </p><p></p><p>The Contributors(WotC) grant You(FrogReaver)... It does not say Contributors grant Contributors.</p><p></p><p>Section 5: Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License. </p><p></p><p>Section 5 Allows you to become a contributor for your original works. You are not a contributor to SRD 5.1.</p><p></p><p>All uses of "you" in the OGL fail to refer to WotC. WotC are only contributors with the possible exception of their use of original third party material in one of their products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8915953, member: 23751"] Section 1: Definitions: (a)[B]"Contributors"[/B] means the copyright and/or trademark owners who have contributed Open Game Content; WotC owns those things with regard to everything in SRD 5.1. They are contributors. Section 2: The License: This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of this License. [B]You [/B]must affix such a notice to any Open Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content distributed using this License. You, not we. WotC wrote it. They do not call themselves "You." Section 4: Grant and Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the[B] Contributors grant You[/B] a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-‐‑free, non-‐exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content. The Contributors(WotC) grant You(FrogReaver)... It does not say Contributors grant Contributors. Section 5: Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License. Section 5 Allows you to become a contributor for your original works. You are not a contributor to SRD 5.1. All uses of "you" in the OGL fail to refer to WotC. WotC are only contributors with the possible exception of their use of original third party material in one of their products. [/QUOTE]
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