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<blockquote data-quote="smetzger" data-source="post: 287892" data-attributes="member: 1230">Re: Re: PCGen's PhilosophyYour other statements about fair use and stuff may be correct.&nbsp; However, this one is wrong.&nbsp; Just because you use information that is OGC/OGL does not mean that you must abide by the license.&nbsp; If you do not use the OGL license then the rules for use come under the copyright rules.&nbsp; It is possible to use material that is OGC/OGL without the actual license and obey copyright rules.&nbsp; For instance if you own the copyright you can publish however you want to publish.&nbsp; You can also give permission to others to use your material.&nbsp; If you own the rights to the material you can do what you want with it.In short I think that PCGen is on shaky legal ground.&nbsp; Since they are not using the OGL or the d20 license a copyright holder could at any time seek legal action against them.&nbsp; But most D&amp;D websites (including this one) and Jamis' Generators are on the same shaky ground.&nbsp; For example, hardly anyone publishes free modules under d20 or the OGL.&nbsp; Morrus is very defensive about the OGC content yet he does have a whole lot of sidetreks available for download that have no licensing information in them.&nbsp; Although, Jamis gives credit and notes who the different copyright holders are for his NPC generator, he does not in fact use the OGL or d20 license.So, there are lots of online sources that do not comply with OGL or d20.&nbsp; I myself am writing D&amp;D software that I am pretty sure will not use the OGL or d20 license.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smetzger, post: 287892, member: 1230"] [b]Re: Re: PCGen's Philosophy[/b] Your other statements about fair use and stuff may be correct. However, this one is wrong. Just because you use information that is OGC/OGL does not mean that you must abide by the license. If you do not use the OGL license then the rules for use come under the copyright rules. It is possible to use material that is OGC/OGL without the actual license and obey copyright rules. For instance if you own the copyright you can publish however you want to publish. You can also give permission to others to use your material. If you own the rights to the material you can do what you want with it. In short I think that PCGen is on shaky legal ground. Since they are not using the OGL or the d20 license a copyright holder could at any time seek legal action against them. But most D&D websites (including this one) and Jamis' Generators are on the same shaky ground. For example, hardly anyone publishes free modules under d20 or the OGL. Morrus is very defensive about the OGC content yet he does have a whole lot of sidetreks available for download that have no licensing information in them. Although, Jamis gives credit and notes who the different copyright holders are for his NPC generator, he does not in fact use the OGL or d20 license. So, there are lots of online sources that do not comply with OGL or d20. I myself am writing D&D software that I am pretty sure will not use the OGL or d20 license. [/QUOTE]

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