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<blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 8886486" data-attributes="member: 6796241">Your last sentence is such a good point.&nbsp; It's the change from what was that is hard.&nbsp; But I think a few things are true at the same time.1.&nbsp; Hasbro has legitimate reasons for needing to make the changes that they are to protect their business and livelihoods.&nbsp; They have and are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to provide and improve a product consumed by millions of people.2.&nbsp; 3PPs who have relied on 1.0 have legitimate reasons to be concerned with how these changes will affect their business and livelihoods.&nbsp; They have invested money, time and effort to create products under the assumption that they would be able to continue to sell those products.My hope is that the negotiations between Hasbro and the 3PPs are in good faith to ensure the mutual benefit for all parties.&nbsp; With hindsight, a change like this was likely inevitable given the explosion of the hobby over the last 8 years. I would personally love to see the 1.0 OGL remain in place for existing SRDs, and having 1.1 only come into effect on new ones, but can also understand why that would be very hard for Hasbro to accept moving forward, as it would be a massive risk for their investment.&nbsp; The courts could decided that 1.0 remains in effect for older SRDs, and if that happens, Hasbro will have to deal with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OB1, post: 8886486, member: 6796241"] Your last sentence is such a good point. It's the change from what was that is hard. But I think a few things are true at the same time. 1. Hasbro has legitimate reasons for needing to make the changes that they are to protect their business and livelihoods. They have and are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to provide and improve a product consumed by millions of people. 2. 3PPs who have relied on 1.0 have legitimate reasons to be concerned with how these changes will affect their business and livelihoods. They have invested money, time and effort to create products under the assumption that they would be able to continue to sell those products. My hope is that the negotiations between Hasbro and the 3PPs are in good faith to ensure the mutual benefit for all parties. With hindsight, a change like this was likely inevitable given the explosion of the hobby over the last 8 years. I would personally love to see the 1.0 OGL remain in place for existing SRDs, and having 1.1 only come into effect on new ones, but can also understand why that would be very hard for Hasbro to accept moving forward, as it would be a massive risk for their investment. The courts could decided that 1.0 remains in effect for older SRDs, and if that happens, Hasbro will have to deal with it. [/QUOTE]

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