OGL 1.1 live chat with a lawyer at Roll for Crit.

[darjr]

 

[darjr]

The first point in the vid is that the main pint is the deauthorized OGL 1.0

 

[Waller]

Lawyer #9347 weighing in, each one with a different opinion!

 

[darjr]

They bring up a good point, if WotC asked Kickstarter to take down an OGL 1.0 license product, would they?

 

[Ruin Explorer]

They bring up a good point, if WotC asked Kickstarter to take down an OGL 1.0 license product, would they?

If WotC made a copyright claim on it, I suspect they would. If it was an OGL product but didn't actually use the SRD or anything else, then things might get trickier.

 

[overgeeked]

They bring up a good point, if WotC asked Kickstarter to take down an OGL 1.0 license product, would they?

If WotC made a copyright claim on it, I suspect they would. If it was an OGL product but didn't actually use the SRD or anything else, then things might get trickier.

Which is why this will inevitably end up in court. There’s too much money on the line. Either WotC relents, not likely, or they C&D dozens or hundreds of game companies and distributors, and of course get sued by any number of people.

It’s a pure own-goal fustercluck.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Which is why this will inevitably end up in court. There’s too much money on the line. Either WotC relents, not likely, or they C&D dozens or hundreds of game companies and distributors, and of course get sued by any number of people.

It’s a pure own-goal fustercluck.

Oh I think WotC will relent, I think OGL 1.1 is already dead, it was supposed to be released today & wasn't so it was on shaky legs already and this leak and the ENORMEOUS backlash was the finishing move that killed OGL 1.1.

Even with refusing to move forward with OGL 1.1, which I believe they won't now, this did so much damage to WotC's reputation that somebody's going to get deep crap for this.

 

[mamba]

Even with refusing to move forward with OGL 1.1, which I believe they won't now, this did so much damage to WotC's reputation that somebody's going to get deep crap for this.

well, if they want to get back in my good graces, going back to 1.0a and fixing the supposed loophole that they wanted to use to kill that would go some way

 

[Retreater]

Oh I think WotC will relent, I think OGL 1.1 is already dead, it was supposed to be released today & wasn't so it was on shaky legs already and this leak and the ENORMEOUS backlash was the finishing move that killed OGL 1.1.

Even with refusing to move forward with OGL 1.1, which I believe they won't now, this did so much damage to WotC's reputation that somebody's going to get deep crap for this.

I agree. I think OGL 1.1 is dead. OneD&D might also be dead with this leak.
Seriously, I think the fanbase has turned against WotC so quickly and extremely that I think this is going to tumble stock prices. I think people might lose their jobs.
They might seriously backtrack the whole project.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I agree. I think OGL 1.1 is dead. OneD&D might also be dead with this leak.
Seriously, I think the fanbase has turned against WotC so quickly and extremely that I think this is going to tumble stock prices. I think people might lose their jobs.
They might seriously backtrack the whole project.

do you think the few of us here represent the fan base over all?

I bet more then 3/4 of people have not heard of this yet and of them half of them wouldn't care.