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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenjib" data-source="post: 1403072" data-attributes="member: 530">There are no moral issues in reprinting, distributing, downloading, or using open content per the terms of the OGL.  That is our legal right and it is a risk that those who use the OGL license must account for in their business model.  If someone makes UA available as open content, wizards will still do fine for the many reasons that their book will be superior, including but not limited to a high profile distribution and advertising model, print quality, ease of use at the gaming table, and exclusive content (both text and artwork).  Most companies can also leverage the same benefits.  Even if wizards doesn't do fine because someone made UA available as open content, then it is because they took that calculated risk.  Furthermore, of all the companies that produce open content, Wizards is the only one who has a clear legal choice in doing so while claiming d20 compatibility, so if this concept is clear in any example, it is clear in this one.In any case, the market has clearly spoken on this.  People prefer oem manufactured content to ripping & redistributing via the ogl.  There are very few products (free or otherwise) that take the latter route, and they do not enjoy remotely the same success as the products they license from with the exception, perhaps, of some that actually add value by screening and compiling from multiple sources.  These exceptions are good from the consumer and do not clearly detract from the original sources, as the original sources are free to declare content closed and thus retain exclusive content.EDIT:  I hope someone makes an OGL UA pdf and I hope others find it useful.  If it causes WotC problems, they can adapt.</blockquote>

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