Aberzanzorax
Hero
It has become clear that the GSL is not freelance friendly (or even third party publisher friendly).
It is also clear that a number of people would love to have material printed for both third and fourth edition.
A number of publishers appear to be ignoring the GSL and publishing their own material under regular US copyright laws (which state that a game cannot be copyrighted, to the best of my knowledge).
These publishers include:
KenzerCO
Adamant Entertainment
possibly Goodman Games
Green Ronin (using the OGL)
http://www.enworld.org/articles/Green_Ronin_Reject_the_GSL/6812
See these threads for some info:
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1059210
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showpost.php?p=4374142&postcount=217
I can imagine the fear of the "little guy" both in terms of legal fees and in "slipping up" if only bound by copyright law. No one wants to be sued, and no one wants to lose if they are.
So I am suggesting that the werecabbages band together (possibly with some of the other third party publishers...is Mongoose still on the fence?) and establish a legal cohort that members can contribute smaller sums for advice and representation, in the hopes that an organization can be created that would not be able to be "bullied" by Hasbro/WotC when they are in the legal right.
Cross posted on Nick Logue's SINISTER ADVENTURES forums.
http://www.sinisteradventures.com/index.php/forums?func=view&catid=5&id=2745#2745
and
Crossposted in Wolfgang Baur's KOBOLD QUARTERLY forums. [URL]http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649
http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649
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It is also clear that a number of people would love to have material printed for both third and fourth edition.
A number of publishers appear to be ignoring the GSL and publishing their own material under regular US copyright laws (which state that a game cannot be copyrighted, to the best of my knowledge).
These publishers include:
KenzerCO
Adamant Entertainment
possibly Goodman Games
Green Ronin (using the OGL)
http://www.enworld.org/articles/Green_Ronin_Reject_the_GSL/6812
See these threads for some info:
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1059210
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showpost.php?p=4374142&postcount=217
I can imagine the fear of the "little guy" both in terms of legal fees and in "slipping up" if only bound by copyright law. No one wants to be sued, and no one wants to lose if they are.
So I am suggesting that the werecabbages band together (possibly with some of the other third party publishers...is Mongoose still on the fence?) and establish a legal cohort that members can contribute smaller sums for advice and representation, in the hopes that an organization can be created that would not be able to be "bullied" by Hasbro/WotC when they are in the legal right.
Cross posted on Nick Logue's SINISTER ADVENTURES forums.
http://www.sinisteradventures.com/index.php/forums?func=view&catid=5&id=2745#2745
and
Crossposted in Wolfgang Baur's KOBOLD QUARTERLY forums. [URL]http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649
http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kqforums/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649
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