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<blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 4319322" data-attributes="member: 33060">I've been reading all these GSL threads with interest and one observation just keeps popping at me - if the GSL is by turns so restrictive and so ambiguous, someone must REALLY, REALLY want to publish for 4e to even begin to think about signing up to publish under the GSL.&nbsp; The cost-benefit analysis, as I see it, greatly favors &quot;don't bother with the GSL, its more trouble than its worth.&quot; This seems particularly so if one plans to do only one-offs to avoid some of the more restrictive &quot;you can't do this if you do that&quot; or the &quot;we can pull the rug out from under you&quot; clauses.The idea that anyone at Wotc can solve (or even clarify) these sorts of issues with a FAQ strikes me as quaint and potentially very unwise.&nbsp; A FAQ is not legally an addendum or amendment to the GSL.&nbsp; To the extent it is put together by other than Wotc's legal staff (or whomever wrote the GSL), its interpretation can't even be said to be informed, let alone something upon which one could detrimentally rely in good faith.&nbsp; A FAQ that is not incorporated into the GSL, thereby binding Wotc, is a bedtime story for all its legal significance.&nbsp; The GSL Para 21 (Integration Clause) defines the license to be the license and nothing else - &quot;This Agreement sets forth the entire current agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any previous or contemporaneous oral or written agreements regarding such subject matter, and can only be amended or modified by Wizards.&quot;&nbsp; Rely on a FAQ, unless it is specifically integrated into the license, at your peril.NB - This is not legal advice; anyone interested in proceeding under the GSL should consult an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Washington.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GVDammerung, post: 4319322, member: 33060"] I've been reading all these GSL threads with interest and one observation just keeps popping at me - if the GSL is by turns so restrictive and so ambiguous, someone must REALLY, REALLY want to publish for 4e to even begin to think about signing up to publish under the GSL. The cost-benefit analysis, as I see it, greatly favors "don't bother with the GSL, its more trouble than its worth." This seems particularly so if one plans to do only one-offs to avoid some of the more restrictive "you can't do this if you do that" or the "we can pull the rug out from under you" clauses. The idea that anyone at Wotc can solve (or even clarify) these sorts of issues with a FAQ strikes me as quaint and potentially very unwise. A FAQ is not legally an addendum or amendment to the GSL. To the extent it is put together by other than Wotc's legal staff (or whomever wrote the GSL), its interpretation can't even be said to be informed, let alone something upon which one could detrimentally rely in good faith. A FAQ that is not incorporated into the GSL, thereby binding Wotc, is a bedtime story for all its legal significance. The GSL Para 21 (Integration Clause) defines the license to be the license and nothing else - "This Agreement sets forth the entire current agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any previous or contemporaneous oral or written agreements regarding such subject matter, and can only be amended or modified by Wizards." Rely on a FAQ, unless it is specifically integrated into the license, at your peril. NB - This is not legal advice; anyone interested in proceeding under the GSL should consult an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Washington. [/QUOTE]

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