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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgbrowning" data-source="post: 723233" data-attributes="member: 5724">Ok, i'm going to step out on a limb here....I think that's because so many companies have IP'ed the titles to spells and monsters (two of the big 4 (feats, skills, monsters, spells) that make up the core of the game expansions). Personally, i find that this is not really open product, and view it as a way of sidestepping the open issue.I understand its to protect their property. However i find closing (or effectively closing) much of one's material questionable behavior for people who's business is dependant upon another company's releasing open material.  I view it as having the same faith in others that WoTC have had. Not that WoTC is an angel, or anything (and the reason for opening the game is to make more money off of it than you would have if it was closed, so its far from altruistic or other non-business concerns), but (if im understanding properly) part of the open business model is the exchange of product between the smaller companies in order to increase the overall exposure for the smaller companies. With the understood idea that more exposure should result in more sales.As a consumer, it may not apparantly matter. Open material is probably not a concern when buying one item. In the long term, however, this lack of funtionality does reduce the consumers choice. You get a lot of companies "reinventing the wheel" instead of building upon what other companies have done (which is one of the ideas of OGC, if im understanding properly).anyway, i'm a newbie in this market and just getting my feet wet, so hopefully i haven't stepped on too many toes... joe b.</blockquote>

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