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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 8910375" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>As a minor point of digression, the term "poison pill" was often used (when referring to the original GSL) to refer to the provision about how product lines that were released under the license (i.e. the original GSL) had to, if they were also released under the OGL, immediately cease being put out under the latter license, and could not be continued under the OGL even if WotC later terminated your right to keep using the GSL. This provision was wildly unpopular, and was eventually removed from the revised GSL.</p><p></p><p>Which is to say, I was slightly confused by the use of that term here, since I think you're referring to a morality clause which allows WotC to conduct oversight and terminate the license in the event that they don't like what they see.</p><p></p><p>In that case, it's worth noting that the d20 STL was meant to act as a complementary license to the OGL. As I recall, all you got in exchange for adhering to the d20 STL's terms was the right to use the red-and-white d20 compatibility logo. If you were hit with violating any of the license's terms, you could dump it altogether and all you had to do was remove said logo. (Which today is most of the PDFs of Green Ronin's old books now have a "3rd Era" notice where the d20 logo used to be.) So it was hardly any sort of make-or-break clause the way it was for the GSL or the proposed OGL v1.2.</p><p></p><p>As it so happens, I seem to recall that the d20 STL's "quality standards" clause was only added to the license in late 2003, when WotC got wind that the <em>Book of Erotic Fantasy</em> was about to be released. They added those, to which in response the publishers of the BoEF changed the book's cover to remove the d20 logo (which is still on the cover of the BoEF preview booklet, for those who have it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 8910375, member: 8461"] As a minor point of digression, the term "poison pill" was often used (when referring to the original GSL) to refer to the provision about how product lines that were released under the license (i.e. the original GSL) had to, if they were also released under the OGL, immediately cease being put out under the latter license, and could not be continued under the OGL even if WotC later terminated your right to keep using the GSL. This provision was wildly unpopular, and was eventually removed from the revised GSL. Which is to say, I was slightly confused by the use of that term here, since I think you're referring to a morality clause which allows WotC to conduct oversight and terminate the license in the event that they don't like what they see. In that case, it's worth noting that the d20 STL was meant to act as a complementary license to the OGL. As I recall, all you got in exchange for adhering to the d20 STL's terms was the right to use the red-and-white d20 compatibility logo. If you were hit with violating any of the license's terms, you could dump it altogether and all you had to do was remove said logo. (Which today is most of the PDFs of Green Ronin's old books now have a "3rd Era" notice where the d20 logo used to be.) So it was hardly any sort of make-or-break clause the way it was for the GSL or the proposed OGL v1.2. As it so happens, I seem to recall that the d20 STL's "quality standards" clause was only added to the license in late 2003, when WotC got wind that the [I]Book of Erotic Fantasy[/I] was about to be released. They added those, to which in response the publishers of the BoEF changed the book's cover to remove the d20 logo (which is still on the cover of the BoEF preview booklet, for those who have it). [/QUOTE]
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