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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 1489484" data-attributes="member: 812">Are we back to this again? Please:I don't understand why people keep pretending the OGL doesn't say what it does. It is a very clear document. It's easy to understand. The consequences of using it are well-understood.If Publisher A wants other people to refrain from distributing Publisher A's material, Publisher A ought to choose a method of distribution that doesn't explicitly allow them to do so. I have no problem with publishers who distribute non-OGC material. That's perfectly acceptable to me. They worked hard on it and they have every right to protect their investment.But if you release a product using a particular license, surely you can't complain if other people abide by the terms of that license? I don't understand why this is even a topic of discussion. Read the OGL. If you have any questions, you haven't understood the document.I have NO desire to cost anyone money or to profit on other people's hard work. I don't want anyone in this industry to NOT earn money. I do not want to take what isn't rightfully mine. But the OGL is a very clear document that does not require interpretation, or the idea of a "spirit" to be understood. That's the nature of legally binding documents -- they allow us to avoid the hassle of interpretation where everybody has a different understanding.If we think that the OGL requires an understanding of its spirit in order to be used, it is a failure.</blockquote>

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