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[Spud]

A patent is not the same as a copyright.

So I can make a game using their nemesis system and not get raped by the tribe of lawyers? Brb gonna coooode

 

[George Lucas]

So I can make a game using their nemesis system and not get raped by the tribe of lawyers? Brb gonna coooode

No you fucking retard. Learn what a fucking patent is and how it’s different from copyright.

A copyright is a right to exclusively print something (whether physically or electronically), and a patent is a right to exclusively produce an invention or produce something that makes use of that invention (whether it’s a physical contraption or an abstract algorithm).

Hasbro prints rulebooks that are copyrighted. They have never attempted to patent any D&D mechanics. Since those mechanics are so old, and inherit rules from Chainmail, Hasbro probably doesn’t even have the right to patent those mechanics. They could patent new mechanics, but they don’t bother to for whatever reason (AFAIK).

 

[Still Exceptional]

I say this in these threads. Others say this in these threads. It is always repeated when threads like this come up:

There is a perfect Dungeons & Dragons and it is called Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Not AD&D Second Edition, not 3.5 and not original Dungeons & Dragons. AD&D was and is perfect. Play it. The books are cool but you can get PDFs for free. It is great. You can do anything you want. There is a built-in filter to weed out shit players because you need to read the rules.

AD&D is all you need. Faggots of the Coast can't bother you there.

Shit, I still have the original first edition AD&D books sitting up on my shelf.

They're old and beaten to shit from a hundred campaigns, but they're my fucking treasure.

 

[Kane Lives]

Shit, I still have the original first edition AD&D books sitting up on my shelf.
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They're old and beaten to shit from a hundred campaigns, but they're my fucking treasure.

I hope you been scanning them to preserve them in some form long after the pages start to fall off.

 

[Loose Goose]

From those books? They will take a bullet and stay usable. That binding is incredible.

 

[Corpun]

So I can make a game using their nemesis system and not get raped by the tribe of lawyers? Brb gonna coooode

 

[Corette]

ORC license is lurching forward.
https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sibu?ORC-License-Third-Draft-Ready-for-Comment
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ORC License Third Draft Ready for Comment​

Thursday, June 1, 2023

For the last several months, numerous publishers, including Paizo, have been working hard on the ORC License, a system-agnostic, perpetual, and irrevocable open gaming license that provides a legal “safe harbor” for sharing rules mechanics and encourages collaboration and innovation in the tabletop gaming space. In collaboration with hundreds of publishers and other interested parties on the ORC License Discord, we’ve been group-editing the license and related Answers and Explanations (AxE) document, kicking the language into shape and making sure that the license is as solid as possible, and works for as many publishers as possible.


We’re nearly at the end of the process. Thanks to all the hard work of everyone listed above, we’re now ready to release the third draft of the ORC License and AxE. We believe this draft is solid enough to be the final draft of the ORC License but know from past experience that new text can bring the opportunity for new errors or requests for clarification. The community has been phenomenally helpful in refining the language of this license. Now it’s time to take one last look and provide any final comments you may have before we lock the license terms in the very near future.
We have provided a redline version of both the ORC License and the AxE below to help you better compare the differences between the Third and Second Drafts. If you wish to start fresh with a “clean” copy of the Third Drafts, those have been provided as well.
We’ll keep commentary open on the official ORC License Discord for the next few days, with an eye toward locking the final version of the license by the end of next week. During this time, we’ll fold any necessary improvements into each document and release a Final Interim ORC License at www.azoralaw.com/orclicense, paizo.com, and elsewhere. Publishers will be able to use this version of the license to publish material under the ORC License by including the proper ORC Notice.
At the same time that the Final Interim ORC License is published, these documents will be filed with the United States Library of Congress, who will issue copyright registration in about six months. Once the registration is issued, Azora will publicly release the ORC License (including the final AxE). The only change between the Final Interim ORC License and the ORC License will be the addition of the TX number in Section III.a.
So, we’re very nearly there! Please help us over the finish line by taking a look at the Third Draft and providing your feedback on the official ORC License Discord. Thank you again for your assistance!

 

[The Ghost of Kviv]

Open RPG Creative License (ORC)

Retarded name. Just call it the GPL, the Gaming Public License. And then in 20 years we can have a catfight on wether GPLv2 is better or GPLv3 GPLv2 is better

Or something like TGL, the Tabletop Gaming License.

 

[Mooger Meng]

Open RPG Creative License (ORC)

That's not even how acronyms work! You've already got an acronym in the name, you diaper-eating spastics!

Retarded name. Just call it the GPL, the Gaming Public License. And then in 20 years we can have a catfight on wether GPLv2 is better or GPLv3 GPLv2 is better

Or something like TGL, the Tabletop Gaming License.

Yes, this. Or something else that isn't fundamentally retarded!
Reeeeeeeeee

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole 2]

ORC license is lurching forward.

ORC license? That's looting liberties.

 

[Corette]

"Final" version of ORC license is public now.
https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sico?ORC-License-The-Final-Version-is-Here
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ORC License: The Final Version is Here!​

Thursday, June 29, 2023

This is it! After months of collaborative work, we are pleased to present the final version of the Open RPG Creative (ORC) License! The license is a system-agnostic, perpetual, and irrevocable open gaming license that provides a legal “safe harbor” for sharing rules mechanics so as to encourage collaboration and innovation in the tabletop-gaming space. After much commentary and iteration, the ORC License and accompanying ORC AxE (Answers and Explanations) document are now final and ready to be used by game publishers large and small.
We’ve posted the final drafts below. The public commentary portion of this process is now complete, and there will be no further changes. We’re grateful to everyone who contributed thoughts, criticisms, and suggestions since this process started back in February. We literally could not have done it without you, and we look forward to the amazing products the community will create using this license in the future.

The final text of the ORC License has been submitted to the Library of Congress and formally published on the website of Azora Law, the legal firm that conceived of and drafted it. All currently posted versions of the final ORC License text should be considered the Interim Final ORC License and ORC AxE. As soon as copyright registration is finalized, these documents will be updated with the final copyright registration number, which we expect will be ready in about six months. In the meantime, publishers are free to begin using the ORC License right now. No other elements of this document will be changing in the future.
Azora Law Managing Partner Brian Lewis and representatives from Paizo, Chaosium, and other publishers will be offering a panel on the ORC License at the upcoming Gen Con Indy 2023 in early August, where we will answer questions about the license and give suggestions on how best to use it.
From a purely Paizo-based perspective, we will shortly be updating our Community Use and Pathfinder Compatibility Licenses to incorporate the finalized ORC License. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information regarding these company-specific documents.
Thanks again for helping us to get there. Now let’s make some games!

 

[Orange Rhymer]

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