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<blockquote data-quote="2WS-Steve" data-source="post: 3860240" data-attributes="member: 3289">I think releasing the same material in the same book under more than one Open License is tricky.&nbsp; For instance, you can't place additional restrictions on content you're using under the OGL, so a new open license couldn't somehow close off open content.And I think that you couldn't reduce the restrictions on content you're using via the OGL.&nbsp; So you couldn't make a new PDF of the SRD, release under the old OGL, and release under a new Computer-Friendly OGL, since the original source license would be the important part.What you could do is make up entirely new content, then release it as two RTFs, each under their own license.&nbsp; In fact, I think FUDGE&nbsp; is already de facto this way, since it was previously released under some other open license, then later also released under the WotC OGL.&nbsp; I'd also like to note that although the WotC OGL can look pretty daunting at first, one BIG advantage it has is that the nuances of it have been thoroughly discussed on the OGF listservs and various boards.&nbsp; There are plenty of places to go to learn how it works and how to use it.&nbsp; And scores if not hundreds of publishers have used it well -- some of us even did so with no legal training, and while writing, editing, and doing our own layout.&nbsp; I'd argue that those publishers who used it improperly, weren't trying.Also, I think it's noteworthy that even though Evil Hat had the choice of using the original Fudge license or the WotC OGL license, they chose the latter for both FATE and Spirit of the Century.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2WS-Steve, post: 3860240, member: 3289"] I think releasing the same material in the same book under more than one Open License is tricky. For instance, you can't place additional restrictions on content you're using under the OGL, so a new open license couldn't somehow close off open content. And I think that you couldn't reduce the restrictions on content you're using via the OGL. So you couldn't make a new PDF of the SRD, release under the old OGL, and release under a new Computer-Friendly OGL, since the original source license would be the important part. What you could do is make up entirely new content, then release it as two RTFs, each under their own license. In fact, I think FUDGE is already de facto this way, since it was previously released under some other open license, then later also released under the WotC OGL. I'd also like to note that although the WotC OGL can look pretty daunting at first, one BIG advantage it has is that the nuances of it have been thoroughly discussed on the OGF listservs and various boards. There are plenty of places to go to learn how it works and how to use it. And scores if not hundreds of publishers have used it well -- some of us even did so with no legal training, and while writing, editing, and doing our own layout. I'd argue that those publishers who used it improperly, weren't trying. Also, I think it's noteworthy that even though Evil Hat had the choice of using the original Fudge license or the WotC OGL license, they chose the latter for both FATE and Spirit of the Century. [/QUOTE]

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