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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6627352" data-attributes="member: 2525">Just prevents people from using it, until it's valid again (I think).&nbsp; Because all those prior uses were done validly, the license still has to continue for those at least.&nbsp; And then if WOTC ever gets value again from the OGL, it would be valid for new uses again.&nbsp; Though this is all my off-the-cuff interpretation of how it would work.&nbsp; I could be wrong.&nbsp; Consideration cases are really rare, so I'm just making an educated guess on how it could work.&nbsp; In fact, if it in any way looked like WOTC planned to revive the IP again I think that could be proof there IS still consideration.&nbsp; So I am not even sure they could prove the consideration had really ended.And really if you think about it, if you got no more value from D&amp;D as a company, would you pay to get such relief (likely paying all the way through an appeals court too) just to prevent a use that you feel infringes on something you get no value from anyway? I wouldn't.&nbsp; That's a lot of money for no real gain.&nbsp; Woo hoo, you ended competition on something...you're no longer competing on anyway.&nbsp; And then those former competitors would just make their own game anyway, while still selling their own older products (which they're probably headed towards anyway).&nbsp; It's all kinda silly.&nbsp; But fun to think about.&nbsp; At least, for me it's fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 6627352, member: 2525"] Just prevents people from using it, until it's valid again (I think). Because all those prior uses were done validly, the license still has to continue for those at least. And then if WOTC ever gets value again from the OGL, it would be valid for new uses again. Though this is all my off-the-cuff interpretation of how it would work. I could be wrong. Consideration cases are really rare, so I'm just making an educated guess on how it could work. In fact, if it in any way looked like WOTC planned to revive the IP again I think that could be proof there IS still consideration. So I am not even sure they could prove the consideration had really ended. And really if you think about it, if you got no more value from D&D as a company, would you pay to get such relief (likely paying all the way through an appeals court too) just to prevent a use that you feel infringes on something you get no value from anyway? I wouldn't. That's a lot of money for no real gain. Woo hoo, you ended competition on something...you're no longer competing on anyway. And then those former competitors would just make their own game anyway, while still selling their own older products (which they're probably headed towards anyway). It's all kinda silly. But fun to think about. At least, for me it's fun. [/QUOTE]

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