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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wasgo" data-source="post: 1502989" data-attributes="member: 18170">Since this topic is 16 pages long, I wanted to see if I missed any points.There are two basic opinions.1.) Publishers using the OGL must abide by any and all consequences of using said license. If they don't want to have those types of problems, don't use the license.2.) Publishers occasionaly use the OGL more generously than is required, so there is an unwritten code of ethics in how the OGC should then be used.Consequences of number one are that gamers and publishers can maximize their benifit by using the material however they deem fit, and that publishing large quantities of it online is a valid use. It makes gamers happier and is well within the license. This may or may not decrease sales and lead to more stringent declarations of OGC. People believe this is either irrelevent, or simply not true.Consequences of number two are that people have to try to factor in values that are not explicitly stated, such as the publisher's opinion. This in turn poses a problem as it limits the use of OGC, and makes it difficult to determine what is fair. The rebuttal to this is that while it may be hard to determine an exact line, republishing an entire product on that line obviously crosses it.So, in making a decision there are two factors:1.) What are the consequences of republishing OGC online?2.) Is fair determined by the license or some other unknown element?Since number one is fairly ambiguous and completely speculative, it is unlikely any consensus would be reached. Moreover, the consequences have different meanings to different people, as they have different level of relevances they attach. Similarly, people's valuation of fair, is not likely to change and no general agreement will be reached on that.Since I personally don't think any opinions are going to change at this juncture, I think this topic should be left to people who actually want to undertake this venture (which I still don't agree with). Further argument isn't really going to change anything.</blockquote>

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