Dungeons & Dragons say's they're removing some of the most controversial changes to its proposed new OGL:
Wizards of the Coast has released a new statement about their new Open Gaming License, stating their intent to remove some of the most controversial components of the proposed new legal framework. Today, Wizards of the Coast issued a new statement about their plans for the Open Gaming License , which provides a legal framework that allows third-party publishers to make Dungeons & Dragons compatible material.
"The next OGL will contain the provisions that allow us to protect and cultivate the inclusive environment we are trying to build and specify that it covers only content for TTRPGs," Wizards wrote."That means that other expressions, such as educational and charitable campaigns, livestreams, cosplay, VTT-uses, etc., will remain unaffected by any OGL update. Content already released under 1.0a will also remain unaffected.
The statement did not address whether the new OGL would attempt to"de-authorize" previous versions of the OGL. Wizards had previously told creators that they could release material under any version of the OGL, albeit using only System Reference Documents written for those OGLs. By attempting to de-authorize older versions of the OGL, creators would be forced to use the new OGL to make D&D-compatible material, locking them into whatever terms and conditions were in the new OGL.
While rumors had swirled for months that Wizards of the Coast and its parent company Hasbro would try to make changes to the OGL, Wizards of the Coast sought to downplay changes to the OGL, although a framework for the changes noted that publisher who make more than $750,000 would pay a royalty fee. A leaked draft of the OGL 1.
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