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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 6564337" data-attributes="member: 6790669">Ok, I have a copy of the Open Gaming License V1.0A, and a copy of the D20 System License V6.0.QUESTION ONE: Are these the latest versions of these licenses? If not, what versions do I need, and where do I get them?-------------------------------------------Ok, now on to more musings:Any original content that I contribute and/or designate as "Open Gaming" is my intellectual property and copyrighted; I get that. I can then go put it in a PDF file and sell it on RPG NOW or elsewhere, charging xx dollars for each download. Great.However, I noticed in one of the PDFs I purchased that it bore a notice: "DESIGNATION OF OPEN CONTENT: SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCT IDENTITY DESIGNATION ABOVE, ALL TEXT IN THIS VOLUME IS RELEASED AS OPEN GAME CONTENT. YES, THAT MEANS EVERYTHING FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS TO THE INDEX - CUT AND PASTE TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT."Which brings me to QUESTION TWO: Does that mean that they can cut and paste for personal use only, once they've bought their copy? Or does it mean that a person can pay their 2 dollars (or whatever the cost is) and download the PDF, and then proceed to cut and paste the entire contents on their public webpage, for everyone to see and use? It would seem that if your original material is copyrighted, then the cut and paste thing would be for non-public, personal use only. But if I am wrong, please tell me, and explain why.All I want to do is to create good adventure materials for D&D 3.x, and to be able to sell them for a small, reasonable amount, so as to be compensated for the time it took to create it. I'm not trying to get rich or anything. And the stuff I end up selling isn't going to cost very much money. But if I could sell enough copies of my stuff to be able to buy my kids some cool Christmas presents, that'd be really neat.Ok, now on to QUESTION THREE: It says we can't indicate compatibility with D&D 3rd Edition (or any other edition for that matter); But I have seen OGL stuff that does exactly that. The Swords & Sorcery Creature Collection, for example, does exactly that. It says something to the effect of "For Use With D&D 3rd Edition Rules." Some supplements say something like: "Requires the use of D&D 3rd Edition rules, available from Wizards of The Coast." --- So what's the deal? What CAN we say? What CAN'T we say? Can I get some clarification?Thanks in advance for all the help, guys. I appreciate it!</blockquote>

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