Episode 42 - OGL drama UK Gamers Podcast
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Episode 42 - A look at the Hasbro/DnD drama that has consumed the online RPG community recently. The safe harbour of the OGL is now in doubt and it could be that ORC becomes the new banner that folks flock to. Will the community forgive and forget or is DnD on a slow decline? Investor Statement "The one thing I would add is when you think about Dungeons & Dragons Beyond and it being the premier digital tool set, it gives us a great opportunity to expand both internationally, but also the tools and capabilities we give all of our players, it's going to give us a wonderful opportunity to monetize more of our player base than the Dungeon Masters that we are monetizing today." https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2022/10/18/hasbro-has-q3-2022-earnings-call-transcript/ The DND beyond statement re OGL 1.1 Be aware that the version that is live on the page is different from the version first posted and is subject to being edited. So comments about it could be based on an earlier version https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-ogl Video re the OGL statement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWaq6pQQW4 The Thermocline tipping point https://twitter.com/garius/status/1588115310124539904?s=20&t=9aE0Drp3vvUrwpYGgxt58Q ORC https://gizmodo.com/paizo-wizards-of-the-coast-dnd-open-rpg-ogl-1-1-1849982443 OGL saved DnD https://rsdancey.medium.com/22-years-ago-i-saved-d-d-today-i-want-to-save-the-open-gaming-license-77e79eaddfb2 Copyright and games https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/publications/landslide/2014-15/march-april/its_how_you_play_game_why_videogame_rules_are_not_expression_protected_copyright_law/#:~:text=Games%20rules%20have%20never%20been,no%20excuse%20to%20find%20otherwise News about the OGL drama https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-hasbro-ogl-open-game-license-1849981136 Phd thesis on the OGL https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/phd/58/
Episode 42 - A look at the Hasbro/DnD drama that has consumed the online RPG community recently. The safe harbour of the OGL is now in doubt and it could be that ORC becomes the new banner that folks flock to. Will the community forgive and forget or is DnD on a slow decline? Investor Statement "The one thing I would add is when you think about Dungeons & Dragons Beyond and it being the premier digital tool set, it gives us a great opportunity to expand both internationally, but also the tools and capabilities we give all of our players, it's going to give us a wonderful opportunity to monetize more of our player base than the Dungeon Masters that we are monetizing today." https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2022/10/18/hasbro-has-q3-2022-earnings-call-transcript/ The DND beyond statement re OGL 1.1 Be aware that the version that is live on the page is different from the version first posted and is subject to being edited. So comments about it could be based on an earlier version https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-ogl Video re the OGL statement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWaq6pQQW4 The Thermocline tipping point https://twitter.com/garius/status/1588115310124539904?s=20&t=9aE0Drp3vvUrwpYGgxt58Q ORC https://gizmodo.com/paizo-wizards-of-the-coast-dnd-open-rpg-ogl-1-1-1849982443 OGL saved DnD https://rsdancey.medium.com/22-years-ago-i-saved-d-d-today-i-want-to-save-the-open-gaming-license-77e79eaddfb2 Copyright and games https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/publications/landslide/2014-15/march-april/its_how_you_play_game_why_videogame_rules_are_not_expression_protected_copyright_law/#:~:text=Games%20rules%20have%20never%20been,no%20excuse%20to%20find%20otherwise News about the OGL drama https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-hasbro-ogl-open-game-license-1849981136 Phd thesis on the OGL https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/phd/58/