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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Strutinan" data-source="post: 1120551" data-attributes="member: 9267">Psion: You have evidence that that is NOT what they intend to do?  What about the next exec in charge?  The next owner?  Waht about if control changes to a group that sees this as a means to get rid of something they hate, such as the 700 club?Nobody can predict the futire, only foresee trends and dangers.  That is a simple matter of experience and deduction.  I see a very REAL possibility of damger to my company and my hobby if I continue with the d20 STL.  I can either RISK EVERYTHING on the odds of it not coming to pass, or PROTECT EVERYTHING by taking measures now.  I choose action over meekly sitting in the corner awaiting the bullet, or licking boots trying to avoid beeing on the "attack" list.jmucchiello: Once the OGL/SRD came out, it DID become a "right" to produce products for it!  That is what this is all about: producing the best possible materials under the OGL for the SRD!The d20 STL was just a license for the use of a logo that indicates you have done so.  Go ask Ryan Dancey about THAT, if you do not beleive me.What it has been changed into is a voluntary blackmail option.  "uh oh, I put the d20 logo on my "fluffy bunnies" book!  I hope they don't take umbrage against my depiction of animals as unintelligent bests, or I could have to DESTROY MY ENTIRE STOCK OF ALL D20 MATERIAL!"  Do you honestly not see a problem with that?!?!Maggan: My company image aside, a boycott and letter-campaign is really the only option we truely have.  I know I only have about 20 folks, but that constitutes a significant portion of purchase power in my small college town.  And I have no idea how many of THEM have gotten others.  I also do not know how many folks are persuing similar ideas independantly.  As far as I know it COULD BE thousands, or just us.In the end, all I can do is the best I am capable of.  Thats all anybody can do.If you or others take this as a sign for or against my company, so be it.  If it all boils down to not being able to sell squat, or my favorite hobby becoming "Barbie d90210", I would rather lose every customer I ever had than subject the gaming community to THAT!So is this for company publicity?  If so, then it is the wrong sort!  After all, I haven't even said WHAT or WHERE I sell stuff.  The only folks who know are those who know us anyways, potential or past customers.  Folks that most likley would have bought before this, many of whom (like you) are turned off by this "publicity".  That directly translates into lost present and future sales."Publicity"?  Lol, yeah sure, but it is all BAD!Wulf Ratbane: Give it a few months for the next set of books to come out.  The only foolish thing to do would be to ASSUME they will not change!  After all, WotC can selectively apply the clause and most likley will do so in order to try and keep the logo strong.Don't ask me, ask them.  Then expect to see some gore and nipples in a few months.</blockquote>

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