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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/
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