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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8867963" data-attributes="member: 42582">An offer can be withdrawn. That's basic contract law, as best I know the same in the US as Australia and the UK.This doesn't seem right to me. They would just have to retract the offer. At that point, no one can enter directly into contractual relationships with WotC in respect of the SRD. Those relationships would have to be mediated via other parties who already enjoy rights in respect of the SRD under the OGL, having entered into that licence agreement with WotC while WotC's offer was still on foot.I don't think this is correct. A bearer bond is a negotiable instrument governed by the relevant legislation. What legislation or common law principle are you saying precludes WotC from withdrawing an offer, once made but not taken up?You might want to go and re-read Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. I've got a reasonable working knowledge of the common law of offer and acceptance. I've even pointed to section of the OGL that gives effect to that law, namely section 3 (operating in tandem with section 4).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 8867963, member: 42582"] An offer can be withdrawn. That's basic contract law, as best I know the same in the US as Australia and the UK. This doesn't seem right to me. They would just have to retract the offer. At that point, no one can enter directly into contractual relationships with WotC in respect of the SRD. Those relationships would have to be mediated via other parties who already enjoy rights in respect of the SRD under the OGL, having entered into that licence agreement with WotC while WotC's offer was still on foot. I don't think this is correct. A bearer bond is a negotiable instrument governed by the relevant legislation. What legislation or common law principle are you saying precludes WotC from withdrawing an offer, once made but not taken up? You might want to go and re-read [i]Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.[/i] I've got a reasonable working knowledge of the common law of offer and acceptance. I've even pointed to section of the OGL that gives effect to that law, namely section 3 (operating in tandem with section 4). [/QUOTE]

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