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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8867951" data-attributes="member: 177">No, they cannot, because they aren't &quot;continuing to make an offer&quot;.&nbsp; They have released an offer out into the universe.&nbsp; They would have to hunt down and eradicate every extant copy of a given SRD and its associated license to have the offer cease to be.The SRD and it's license are like a bearer bond - you have it, and you have the right.&nbsp; That in 40 years WotC (or whoever holds their IP in a few decades) might not want it that way is irrelevant.&nbsp; They are out of luck - there is no way to recall it, because once released, you don't need their permission to reproduce it!&nbsp; And that was very intentional. Ryan Dancey, that architect of the OGL, was clear on this - it makes it so that while WotC may own the trademarks, a game so released cannot ever be closed off again by a corporation.You might want to go read the license again.&nbsp; It doesn't need their signature, assent, or acknowledgement.&nbsp; Their agreement is in the license.&nbsp; In releasing under the OGL, they gave their perpetual agreement to this use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8867951, member: 177"] No, they cannot, because they aren't "continuing to make an offer". They have released an offer out into the universe. They would have to hunt down and eradicate [I]every extant copy of a given SRD and its associated license[/I] to have the offer cease to be. The SRD and it's license are like a bearer bond - you have it, and you have the right. That in 40 years WotC (or whoever holds their IP in a few decades) might not want it that way is irrelevant. They are out of luck - there is no way to recall it, because once released, you don't need their permission to reproduce it! And that was very intentional. Ryan Dancey, that architect of the OGL, was clear on this - it makes it so that while WotC may own the trademarks, a game so released cannot ever be closed off again by a corporation. You might want to go read the license again. It doesn't need their signature, assent, or acknowledgement. Their agreement is [I]in the license[/I]. In releasing under the OGL, they gave their [I]perpetual[/I] agreement to this use. [/QUOTE]

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