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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 5451647" data-attributes="member: 6957">Without the OGL would not have purchased anywhere near as much material from WotC - having a smorgasbord of material available multiplied what I purchased, and not just from the 3PP. Having more material to run a pirate campaign meant getting more of it - without Green Ronin and Mongoose I would not have purchased Stormwrack.When WotC acquired the rights AD&amp;D had stagnated, opening the license made it a thriving community again - and freed WotC from spending the gobs of money that TSR had wasted suing everybody and their cousins to the third remove. By having a license that allowed the use of the system without endangering their IP they freed up a large chunk of change.Do you remember who ended up shelling out on all those lovely cases that TSR opened? It wasn't the defendants, it was TSR - buying the rights then burying them. With the GSL we are seeing the return of the lawyers and their suits, as they sue folks for things that would have been allowed under the OGL.And notice, Kenzer &amp; Co has shown that hey! You can do 4e compatible material without signing the license, just stay away from their IP - you can't copyright or trademark a system, only the words as written and the dress thereof.The OGL was a fair license, affecting both parties. The GSL protects only one party, so why would 3PP gather in support of a license that can be ended on the whim of the first party?You may want to read up on what the founders of the OGL have to say about their decisions - they made those decisions in large part in order to make money!The Auld Grump</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 5451647, member: 6957"] Without the OGL would not have purchased anywhere near as much material from WotC - having a smorgasbord of material available multiplied what I purchased, and not just from the 3PP. Having more material to run a pirate campaign meant getting more of it - without Green Ronin and Mongoose I would not have purchased Stormwrack. When WotC acquired the rights AD&D had stagnated, opening the license made it a thriving community again - and freed WotC from spending the gobs of money that TSR had wasted suing everybody and their cousins to the third remove. By having a license that allowed the use of the system without endangering their IP they freed up a large chunk of change. Do you remember who ended up shelling out on all those lovely cases that TSR opened? It wasn't the defendants, it was TSR - buying the rights then burying them. With the GSL we are seeing the return of the lawyers and their suits, as they sue folks for things that would have been allowed under the OGL. And notice, Kenzer & Co has shown that hey! You can do 4e compatible material without signing the license, just stay away from their IP - you can't copyright or trademark a system, only the words as written and the dress thereof. The OGL was a fair license, affecting both parties. The GSL protects only one party, so why would 3PP gather in support of a license that can be ended on the whim of the first party? You may want to read up on what the founders of the OGL have to say about their decisions - they made those decisions in large part in order to make [i]money![/i] The Auld Grump [/QUOTE]

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