Wizards of the Coast take the L on OGL 1.0a Deauthorization and new OGL drafts.

[smeezer]

Community feedback with more than 15,000 responses clearly and overwhelmingly let WOTC know that their licensing changes are unacceptable. Kyle Brinks announced that not only will they be leaving the original OGL in place, they will be licensing SRD 5.1 under the most open Creative Commons By 4.0 license leaving it up to users to use whichever licensing method they prefer. Huge win!

 

Quotes

Quote

These live survey results are clear. You want OGL 1.0a. You want irrevocability. You like Creative Commons. - 

Kyle Brink

Executive Producer, Dungeons & Dragons

 

My thoughts

 This is a huge win for the whole tabletop community and anyone who enjoys the content created because of it. I think many other companies in similar spaces are going to be taking this as a learning experience. This time, we said no to the horse armour DLC. This also frees up many companies and creators to invest in the space with assurances of not having the rug instantly pulled out from under their feet at any point with D&D 5e content creation.  It's almost the exact opposite of being a youtube content creator. Time will tell if they continue this choice when they publish new editions of D&D but for now, all is good.
 

Sources

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons

[TempestCatto]

I'm sitting here sipping my Caprisun and I have no idea what I just read.

[TVwazhere]

On 1/27/2023 at 9:29 PM, TempestCatto said:

I'm sitting here sipping my Caprisun and I have no idea what I just read.

A gross oversimplification:

WOTC made a lot of the foundation for DND used today. They have an  open game license (OGL) to basically allow you to use their source material and crate/spinoff whatever you want. There was a leak that an updated version would change this "EULA" to potentially allow WOTC to own the work you create, as well as be able to claim profits from any campaign that earns money over a certain dollar amount.