Open Source d20 API/Engine

[Firzair]

So, PCGen comes with OGL datasets and others... could someone convert these OGL datasets without infringing your rights? I went away from the conversion stuff but I just wanted to know if these copyright problems stand for all the datasets coming with PCGen.

Greetings
Firzair

 

[kingpaul]

So, PCGen comes with OGL datasets and others... could someone convert these OGL datasets without infringing your rights? I went away from the conversion stuff but I just wanted to know if these copyright problems stand for all the datasets coming with PCGen.

*takes off PCGen Bod hat*

Alright, the name "PCGen" is owned by Bryan McRoberts, PCGen's Benevolent Dictator. If you want to use that name, you'll have to talk, at the least, with Bryan.

Secondly, per the OGL, the title of any source is PI. So, if you want to state that you have Fantastic Fred's Feats, you need to get Fred's permission to state that.

Thirdly, many of PCGen's sets have either PI or outright closed content material in them that PCGen has requested publisher permission for. That permission doesn't transfer to someone else.


Does that help?

 

[azhrei_fje]

Conversion tool, .LST -> DMGenie?

*takes off PCGen Bod hat*

Heh-heh, understood.

Does that help?

Somewhat.

First, a statement of fact: it is not illegal to build copy machines, but it IS illegal to use them to reproduce copyrighted materials.

Now on to my assertion: it is not illegal to write conversion software, but it IS illegal to use the conversion software on copyrighted datasets and then distribute those datasets.

My question: what does the existing license say for the CMP data sets (not PCGen(TM), but Code Monkey Publishing). Since I couldn't find it on the CMP web site, perhaps someone who has purchased licensed the data sets could reply and include the general gist of the agreement?

Thanks.