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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4311914" data-attributes="member: 13892"><p>Publishing under the OGL is not a basic legal right. The OGL is a <em>license</em> offered by the entity of WotC. In order to publish under the OGL, you must abide by the terms and conditions imposed by the licensor. If you do not, you are in breach and invalidate the license. The same is true of the GSL. </p><p></p><p>The cited terms of the GSL forbid <em>re</em>-publishing any material under the OGL that has <em>already been released</em> under the GSL. It is well within the legal rights of a licensor to impose such limitations, as they do not infringe upon basic legal rights (the material in question is not subject to the terms of the OGL). The key here is the order in which the licenses are used. </p><p></p><p>If a publisher has <em>already</em> published something under the OGL, they cannot <em>re</em>-publish it under the GSL (i.e., convert it) unless they voluntarily agree that they will no longer make the same product available under the OGL (i.e., they cease distribution of the OGL product). If they do not voluntarily enter into this agreement, they cannot publish the product in question under the <em>GSL</em>. </p><p></p><p>[Note: I am not a licensed attorney.]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 4311914, member: 13892"] Publishing under the OGL is not a basic legal right. The OGL is a [I]license[/I] offered by the entity of WotC. In order to publish under the OGL, you must abide by the terms and conditions imposed by the licensor. If you do not, you are in breach and invalidate the license. The same is true of the GSL. The cited terms of the GSL forbid [I]re[/I]-publishing any material under the OGL that has [I]already been released[/I] under the GSL. It is well within the legal rights of a licensor to impose such limitations, as they do not infringe upon basic legal rights (the material in question is not subject to the terms of the OGL). The key here is the order in which the licenses are used. If a publisher has [I]already[/I] published something under the OGL, they cannot [I]re[/I]-publish it under the GSL (i.e., convert it) unless they voluntarily agree that they will no longer make the same product available under the OGL (i.e., they cease distribution of the OGL product). If they do not voluntarily enter into this agreement, they cannot publish the product in question under the [I]GSL[/I]. [Note: I am not a licensed attorney.] [/QUOTE]
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