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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 1489557" data-attributes="member: 2732">And that attitude, to me, is what seperates ethical publishers from unethical ones.An established publisher will be greatful for the license, will likely abide requests made by the publisher, and will work to keep goodwill with the licensor and the community at large.The less-than-ethical person will do what he can to exploit it, use the letter of the law to exuse, and try to get away with whatever he or she can do.I think of it akin to an &quot;all you can eat&quot; plan.&nbsp; You can technically eat all the food at the buffet, but you tend to know when you've done too much.If we use GR as a example, the OGL is facilitated so you can put those rules in an adventure setting of your own.&nbsp; Ethical Publisher:&nbsp; I take Skull and Bones and create a supermodule that references those rules, and thus encourages those to purchase a GR product.&nbsp; It's a multiplier effect.&nbsp; We both benefit.Unethical Publisher:&nbsp; I decide to strip-mine all the rules about watercraft in an Ultimate Water Comprendium.&nbsp; I take all the OGL and then publish it--I steal market share from the GR stuff.&nbsp; I win at the expense of all.&nbsp; If I am a free internet compiler (or anarchist), I end up providing this commodity for free, reducing the perceived value of all the hard work and thus hurting the whole industry.Again, it's a question of ethics and morality, not law.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 1489557, member: 2732"] And that attitude, to me, is what seperates ethical publishers from unethical ones. An established publisher will be greatful for the license, will likely abide requests made by the publisher, and will work to keep goodwill with the licensor and the community at large. The less-than-ethical person will do what he can to exploit it, use the letter of the law to exuse, and try to get away with whatever he or she can do. I think of it akin to an "all you can eat" plan. You can technically eat all the food at the buffet, but you tend to know when you've done too much. If we use GR as a example, the OGL is facilitated so you can put those rules in an adventure setting of your own. Ethical Publisher: I take Skull and Bones and create a supermodule that references those rules, and thus encourages those to purchase a GR product. It's a multiplier effect. We both benefit. Unethical Publisher: I decide to strip-mine all the rules about watercraft in an Ultimate Water Comprendium. I take all the OGL and then publish it--I steal market share from the GR stuff. I win at the expense of all. If I am a free internet compiler (or anarchist), I end up providing this commodity for free, reducing the perceived value of all the hard work and thus hurting the whole industry. Again, it's a question of ethics and morality, not law. [/QUOTE]

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