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<blockquote data-quote="Wulfhelm" data-source="post: 8892806" data-attributes="member: 7025347"><p>a.) Acknowledge that renouncing the OGL 1.0(a) does not and cannot happen for those who have already published under it, including 5e content. That also seems to be the legally sound position.</p><p>b.) Offer a legacy OGL 1.0(b) covering the 3.x SRD (and related) in the future, with strong irrevocability clause as long as licensees conform to the conditions. That should rebuild trust.</p><p></p><p>As for current and future content: Drop the pretense. Pull the OGL 1.1 altogether. No OGL or other blanket license. Fair use guidelines for non-commercial fan work. Sign individual license agreements with commercial 3PPs. (If you want to keep a boilerplate one available, your call.)</p><p></p><p>An "open license" with tons of restrictions makes no sense. A royalty-paying agreement will not be signed on a "one size fits all" basis. If you want to keep closer tabs on your IP in the future than you did in the past: Fair enough, your call. Most game companies do that. But trying to obfuscate that fact by publishing a not-really-OGL only invites disaster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wulfhelm, post: 8892806, member: 7025347"] a.) Acknowledge that renouncing the OGL 1.0(a) does not and cannot happen for those who have already published under it, including 5e content. That also seems to be the legally sound position. b.) Offer a legacy OGL 1.0(b) covering the 3.x SRD (and related) in the future, with strong irrevocability clause as long as licensees conform to the conditions. That should rebuild trust. As for current and future content: Drop the pretense. Pull the OGL 1.1 altogether. No OGL or other blanket license. Fair use guidelines for non-commercial fan work. Sign individual license agreements with commercial 3PPs. (If you want to keep a boilerplate one available, your call.) An "open license" with tons of restrictions makes no sense. A royalty-paying agreement will not be signed on a "one size fits all" basis. If you want to keep closer tabs on your IP in the future than you did in the past: Fair enough, your call. Most game companies do that. But trying to obfuscate that fact by publishing a not-really-OGL only invites disaster. [/QUOTE]
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