Development of Creative Commons licenses

["Per I. Mathisen" <per AT leftist.net>]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Peter Brink wrote:
> > (3) have you looked at the Open-Gaming-License?
>
> I would not want to recommend the OGL over a CC license at all. OGL cannot
> really be called an Open Content license, it allows the licensor to close
> elements which are not possible to own from a IP law perspective. It also
> includes a general ,and thus very far reaching, restriction in the licensees
> right to indicate co-adaptability and compatibility with any trademark. 
> Being
> able to indicateco-adaptability and compatibility with another game is
> essential when dealing with role-playing games.

There is also a problem doing computer games with OGL material.  Wizards
of the Coast (authors of OGL) interprets the license as saying that you
cannot distribute binaries that implements OGL material because binaries
are not human readable.

> I would at all costs avoid the OGL.

Agreed.

  - Per