Matt James
Game Developer
My attorney, and fellow super-geek, has put up a new article as it pertains to the D&D Next Online Playtest agreement. It's a very good read and probably one of his best articles. As he specializes in intellectual property, copyrights, patents, trademarks, and the like, it is pretty well informed.
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As one of the go-to legal geeks in the Twitterverse, I was asked to review the Online Playtest Agreement (“OPTA”) for D&D Next, explaining the legalese in plain English. As a license, it's subject at least in part to state laws, so I’m making some broad statements that might not apply in your state, using Virginia law only as an example. I probably can’t address the OPTA’s impact on your playtest thoroughly. Nevertheless, I’m willing to try because I'm reporting what I suspect to be what WotC is thinking. Also, the OPTA isn't the whole story. Most of what's going to govern your playtest is federal copyright law, and that applies to everyone almost uniformly.
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As one of the go-to legal geeks in the Twitterverse, I was asked to review the Online Playtest Agreement (“OPTA”) for D&D Next, explaining the legalese in plain English. As a license, it's subject at least in part to state laws, so I’m making some broad statements that might not apply in your state, using Virginia law only as an example. I probably can’t address the OPTA’s impact on your playtest thoroughly. Nevertheless, I’m willing to try because I'm reporting what I suspect to be what WotC is thinking. Also, the OPTA isn't the whole story. Most of what's going to govern your playtest is federal copyright law, and that applies to everyone almost uniformly.
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