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<blockquote data-quote="scm05" data-source="post: 9035535" data-attributes="member: 7041841"><p>Hey. I have come up with a system that I cannot disclose, and I am writing my T&C's ect. I was wondering if you could help me? As an observation, they are deliberately obfuscating legal documentation e.g. "<strong>Don’t use Wizards’ IP in other games</strong>." by including in the same sentence "your own or other people’s games or game components (<em>e.g</em>., rule books, tokens, figures), regardless of whether it is distributed for free".</p><p></p><p>I am of the understanding that physical products built on top of gaming mechanics in similar nature or likeness is allowed. "Once a game has been made public, <em>nothing in the copyright law</em> prevents others from developing another game based on similar principles - <a href="https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/the-board-game-designers-guide-to-intellectual-property-law/" target="_blank">The Board Game Designers Guide to US Intellectual Property Law –...</a> "</p><p>--></p><p>Therefore WotC are in fact abusing copywriting claims by explicitly implying something which is not true. Solely to discourage the creation of new or like systems e.g. fictional in nature which fall outside a particular character's attribute(s) e,g, story and related characters or in this instance (worlds). In essence, they are lumping false pretenses into a non-legally binding document to deliberately obfuscate others from building physical products which can be used including but not limited to dungeons and dragons. </p><p></p><p>This is what I have so far for my patent-pending products... I will change the fabric of the game. I just need help constructing a good enough legal document to take them down. </p><p></p><p>Magnetic Mini has no affiliation with <em><u>Dungeons & Dragons</u></em>, and hereby renounces all responsibilities for the publication of material by others despite being covered in <em><u>Wizards of the Coast</u></em> (WoTC) <em>Open</em> <em>Gaming License, Version 1.0a</em>, on our website. Magnetic mini acknowledges that while Wizards of the Coast claim rights to the trademark of Dungeons and Dragons, along with the stylised use of the & symbol, WotC do not have sole claim to the use of “&” symbol and the term “D&D”. Magnetic Mini acknowledges the acronym “D&D” as a generalised term used to describe games of likeness, including but not limited to Dungeons and Dragons, along with mechanics of likeness set out in various Systems Reference Documents (SRDs), specifically, pertaining to Wargaming and Fantasy Tabletop Role Playing Games (TRPGs) (see reference <a href="https://trademarks.justia.com/766/52/dungeons-76652346.html" target="_blank">DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Trademark of WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC - Registration Number 3155935 - Serial Number 76652346 :: Justia Trademarks</a>).</p><p></p><p>Magnetic mini acknowledges that content using fifth edition rules for Dungeons & Dragons is allowed on our platform under their OGL and Creative Commons license, including original campaign world(s) using fifth edition rules. Likewise, acknowledges content published on DMs Guild, or any other partner of Wizards of the Coast unless specifically stated as “unique” or otherwise upon receipt are....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scm05, post: 9035535, member: 7041841"] Hey. I have come up with a system that I cannot disclose, and I am writing my T&C's ect. I was wondering if you could help me? As an observation, they are deliberately obfuscating legal documentation e.g. "[B]Don’t use Wizards’ IP in other games[/B]." by including in the same sentence "your own or other people’s games or game components ([I]e.g[/I]., rule books, tokens, figures), regardless of whether it is distributed for free". I am of the understanding that physical products built on top of gaming mechanics in similar nature or likeness is allowed. "Once a game has been made public, [I]nothing in the copyright law[/I] prevents others from developing another game based on similar principles - [URL="https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/the-board-game-designers-guide-to-intellectual-property-law/"]The Board Game Designers Guide to US Intellectual Property Law –...[/URL] " --> Therefore WotC are in fact abusing copywriting claims by explicitly implying something which is not true. Solely to discourage the creation of new or like systems e.g. fictional in nature which fall outside a particular character's attribute(s) e,g, story and related characters or in this instance (worlds). In essence, they are lumping false pretenses into a non-legally binding document to deliberately obfuscate others from building physical products which can be used including but not limited to dungeons and dragons. This is what I have so far for my patent-pending products... I will change the fabric of the game. I just need help constructing a good enough legal document to take them down. Magnetic Mini has no affiliation with [I][U]Dungeons & Dragons[/U][/I], and hereby renounces all responsibilities for the publication of material by others despite being covered in [I][U]Wizards of the Coast[/U][/I] (WoTC) [I]Open[/I] [I]Gaming License, Version 1.0a[/I], on our website. Magnetic mini acknowledges that while Wizards of the Coast claim rights to the trademark of Dungeons and Dragons, along with the stylised use of the & symbol, WotC do not have sole claim to the use of “&” symbol and the term “D&D”. Magnetic Mini acknowledges the acronym “D&D” as a generalised term used to describe games of likeness, including but not limited to Dungeons and Dragons, along with mechanics of likeness set out in various Systems Reference Documents (SRDs), specifically, pertaining to Wargaming and Fantasy Tabletop Role Playing Games (TRPGs) (see reference [URL="https://trademarks.justia.com/766/52/dungeons-76652346.html"]DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Trademark of WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC - Registration Number 3155935 - Serial Number 76652346 :: Justia Trademarks[/URL]). Magnetic mini acknowledges that content using fifth edition rules for Dungeons & Dragons is allowed on our platform under their OGL and Creative Commons license, including original campaign world(s) using fifth edition rules. Likewise, acknowledges content published on DMs Guild, or any other partner of Wizards of the Coast unless specifically stated as “unique” or otherwise upon receipt are.... [/QUOTE]
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