Posted January 28, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2023 I'm sitting here sipping my Caprisun and I have no idea what I just read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 30, 2023 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. "Put as much effort into your question as you'd expect someone to give in an answer"- @Princess Luna Make sure to Quote posts or tag the person with @[username] so they know you responded to them! RGB Build Post 2019 --- Rainbow 2020 --- Velka 5 V2.0 Build 2021 Purple Build Post --- Blue Build Post --- Blue Build Post 2018 --- Project ITNOS CPU i7-4790k Motherboard Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI RAM G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866mhz GPU EVGA GTX1080Ti FTW3 Case Corsair 380T Storage Samsung EVO 250GB, Samsung EVO 1TB, WD Black 3TB, WD Black 5TB PSU Corsair CX750M Cooling Cryorig H7 with NF-A12x25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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