Game in the Brain

 While Ryan Dancey says Hasbro Cannot Deauthorize OGL reviewing the analysis of The Rules Lawyer I don’t that is true. And that’s why WOTC/HASBRO agreed to Ryan Danceys Terms in the first place. 

On the matter of the De-Authorization. Earlier in the document it’s clear they can change the terms. So OGL 1.1 

9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorised version of this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.

In 2004, Wizards of the Coast addressed what would occur if the license was changed – the OGL “already defines what will happen to content that has been previously distributed using an earlier version, in Section 9. As a result, even if Wizards made a change you disagreed with, you could continue to use an earlier, acceptable version at your option. In other words, there’s no reason for Wizards to ever make a change that the community of people using the Open Gaming License would object to, because the community would just ignore the change anyway”.^[6]

The thing is, THERE IS STILL AN OUT – de authorizing or rendering OGL 1.0a NILL means MNEME and many of the other OGL content is orphaned. We STILL OWN our works: we cannot refer to Traveller or D&D. 

ITS NOT ALL BAD. my obsession with Rewriting the RULES to be more intuitive and streamlined is helping create the foundation for an Open source system. I know I’m not the only one who’s been working to make OPEN SOURCE GAMING  but its time to band together. 

My Favorite thing about Open Source is that the PEOPLE WHO BUILT IT get the credit. Even if Game in the Brains material copied by others – the way we improve and add to it is the brand. 

I need a Plan to Transition – basically DE-listing my stuff from OGL 1.0a in the future. if things were not already COMPLICATED it gets even more Complicated.