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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 8909117" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>I've seen it in multiple unrelated contracts in my life, for just the reason WotC has said they included it: to protect one party from the other accusing them of stealing an idea they independently developed.</p><p></p><p>So it looks pretty standard from where I'm sitting. Common enough that I've seen it repeatedly and I am just some dude on the internet. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I haven't said anything is beyond the pale or wild and crazy, have I? I mean, I get that it's easier to characterize me as irrational if I had, but, maybe for the sake of argument, assume that I am a partner in this conversation and not just trying to win an internet argument. Maybe take it down a notch or two.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/jsxxJJL6pib6q8Qb5I/200.gif" alt="Stay Calm Chill Out GIF by New Amsterdam" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I don't think "it saves everyone money" is a sufficient reason for including it. Especially since if both parties wanted to avoid a jury trial in the future, they could still agree to not do that. It doesn't HAVE to be in the OGL itself for it to be a thing that reasonable parties still agree to do. </p><p></p><p>So I'm back at: what justifies its inclusion here?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 8909117, member: 2067"] I've seen it in multiple unrelated contracts in my life, for just the reason WotC has said they included it: to protect one party from the other accusing them of stealing an idea they independently developed. So it looks pretty standard from where I'm sitting. Common enough that I've seen it repeatedly and I am just some dude on the internet. I haven't said anything is beyond the pale or wild and crazy, have I? I mean, I get that it's easier to characterize me as irrational if I had, but, maybe for the sake of argument, assume that I am a partner in this conversation and not just trying to win an internet argument. Maybe take it down a notch or two. [IMG alt="Stay Calm Chill Out GIF by New Amsterdam"]https://media2.giphy.com/media/jsxxJJL6pib6q8Qb5I/200.gif[/IMG] I don't think "it saves everyone money" is a sufficient reason for including it. Especially since if both parties wanted to avoid a jury trial in the future, they could still agree to not do that. It doesn't HAVE to be in the OGL itself for it to be a thing that reasonable parties still agree to do. So I'm back at: what justifies its inclusion here? [/QUOTE]
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