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<blockquote data-quote="Ondath" data-source="post: 8921410" data-attributes="member: 7031770"><p>No, I'm not. Let me break it down to you step by step:</p><p></p><p>1. Wizards has already released SRD 5.1 using the CC-BY trademark. They are authorised to keep that CC notice <strong>only </strong>if they abide by the terms that CC set for CC-BY, which, according to their FAQ, includes the provision that you cannot revoke your content from CC, only stop distributing it, which does not stop others from keeping to use it. </p><p>1(a). Wizards may very well argue that they cannot be bound to keep making an offer, and thus should be able to revoke the SRD 5.1. <strong>This is a separate discussion, </strong>and I think there are a lot of people with very deep pockets who have a vested interest to make sure Wizards gets an unfavourable result if they ever pushed this argument.</p><p>2. If Wizards ever tried to revoke the SRD from CC, they would no longer be following CC's terms, and thus <strong>they would no longer be using the trademark in an authorised manner. </strong></p><p>3. CC can now sue them for trademark infringement. </p><p></p><p>I mean, if you contest any of these points frankly there's no need to continue the conversation. I am giving a very common sense explanation of why CC's trademark would be infringed, and I really can't see a reasonable way for arguing otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ondath, post: 8921410, member: 7031770"] No, I'm not. Let me break it down to you step by step: 1. Wizards has already released SRD 5.1 using the CC-BY trademark. They are authorised to keep that CC notice [B]only [/B]if they abide by the terms that CC set for CC-BY, which, according to their FAQ, includes the provision that you cannot revoke your content from CC, only stop distributing it, which does not stop others from keeping to use it. 1(a). Wizards may very well argue that they cannot be bound to keep making an offer, and thus should be able to revoke the SRD 5.1. [B]This is a separate discussion, [/B]and I think there are a lot of people with very deep pockets who have a vested interest to make sure Wizards gets an unfavourable result if they ever pushed this argument. 2. If Wizards ever tried to revoke the SRD from CC, they would no longer be following CC's terms, and thus [B]they would no longer be using the trademark in an authorised manner. [/B] 3. CC can now sue them for trademark infringement. I mean, if you contest any of these points frankly there's no need to continue the conversation. I am giving a very common sense explanation of why CC's trademark would be infringed, and I really can't see a reasonable way for arguing otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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