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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prosfilaes" data-source="post: 6671506" data-attributes="member: 40166">I don't see the point in getting a lawyer, especially for something like PCGen. Are they going to go back everytime they have a new file to get it vetted? I'm not aware of any case law on the subject that would allow a lawyer to give a good clear answer. They can say if you do this, you'll legally be in the clear, but what if WotC disagrees?It's also taking a more adversarial attitude towards WotC. When people put out things under licenses like the OGL, they usually intend people to use them. And WotC demonstrated that with the way they handled OGL violations; even when a lot of people were edging towards the line, they only forced one or two products that were clearly out of bounds to be destroyed. If WotC doesn't want people to use them, one thing they can do is start pointing towards tiny infractions and coming down hard. Even once is expensive.You see this in other forms, as well; people and groups who are big on open source tend to spend time being nice with violators, whereas organizations like Oracle, who bought MySQL and Java pre-open sourced, tend to interpret the rules a lot more narrowly and are a lot quicker to jump on violations. I certainly feel much more comfortable working in Pathfinder then I would in many systems based off D20 whose owners have made it clear they don't want people using their work under the OGL, even if they have to use the license.</blockquote>

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