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Titolo: QUARTA edizione 4th - nuova licenza GSL buone nuove

News
anzi buone news :)
è uscita la faq della nuova licenza GSL, in pratica non era vero che
si possono solo produrre prodotti gsl o ogl :)
una ditta può mantenere una linea ogl (che so Mutants & Mastermind) e
allo stesso tempo innagurare una linea gsl (Il magico mondo di
Puzzonia), è un ottima notizia
quello che non si può fare è pubblicare una linea sia in ogl che in
gsl
trovate tutto qui:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20080502&pf=true
ed ecco il testo originale:
D&D 4th Edition Game System License FAQ
There has been a lot of speculation around the details of the new GSL,
and I feel like there is need for some clarification. Our intention is
to encourage publishers to design for 4th Edition, not to jeopardize
independent third-party games published under the OGL. With that in
mind, publishers are going to be able to decide -- on a product line
by product line basis -- which platform they will use for developing
their products. If a publisher has an existing product under the OGL,
we would love for them to update it to the GSL; however, that is not a
requirement.
--Scott Rouse, Senior Brand Manager
Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System License FAQ
Q. Will there be a fee to participate? Do we still have to pay $5,000?
A. The Game System Licenses are royalty-free licenses and there is no
developer’s kit fee associated with them.
Q. Can anyone participate?
A. Yes. Interested third party publishers will be required to submit a
registration card, agreeing to the terms of use. This registration
card will be part of the materials available to publishers on our
website beginning June 6, 2008.
Q. When can we start publishing GSL products?
A. The effective start date for sales of D&D 4E GSL publications is
set for October 1, 2008. The timing for the d20 GSL has not yet been
determined.
Q. Is the new license finished yet? Can you provide a firm timeline?
A. The D&D 4e GSL will be released when we launch Dungeons & Dragons
4th Edition on June 6, 2008.
Q. What are the specific details of the license?
A. The specific details will be available to the public upon the
release of the licenses.
Q. How will the GSL interact with the OGL?
A. The two GSLs are new licenses, separate from the OGL. They are
designed for companies that wish to publish 4th edition compatible
products.
Q. Can companies still produce 3.x products under the OGL?
A. Yes, but we anticipate that interest in the 4e GSLs will be
greater.
Q. Can publishers release new products under both the OGL and 4E GSL?
A. No. Each new product will be either OGL or 4E GSL. If a new product
is published under the 4e GSL, it cannot also be published as 3.x
product under the OGL; and vice versa.
Q. I have multiple product lines. If I update one product line to 4th
Edition, do they all have to be updated?
A. No. Publishers are able to choose on a product line by product line
basis which license will work best.
Q. Will there be a different license for other lines, such as d20
Modern?
A. The d20 GSL will allow for other genres of roleplaying games.
Q. Why are there two different licenses?
A. The D&D 4e GSL is specific to the Dungeons & Dragons brand. The d20
GSL allows for non-fantasy genres. Both licenses tie to the 4th
edition rule set.
Q. Do I have to give up my right to publish 3.5 OGL products in order
to publish 4e compatible products?
A. No. Publishers are free to print product lines under either the OGL
or 4E GSL. We would love to see our industry colleagues convert their
entire product offerings to 4E, as we are doing, but we do not expect
or require entire companies to convert to the new edition.
Q. Can publishers update their previous publications from older
editions to the D&D 4th Edition rules?
A. Yes. Publishers participating in the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
GSL will be allowed, and encouraged, to convert their publications
from earlier editions to the 4th Edition rules.
For more information about the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition GSL,
check out our forums.
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©1995-2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

news
ancora sulla GSL un intervista da enworld
http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=4200336&postcount=1
a quanto pare le regole non verranno messe on-line come per la srd ma
verranno indicati solo i termini che si possono usare e cosa si può
fare
ecco l'intervista:
WotC's Mike Lescault has just sent me the response to the interview
questions we provided to them a couple of weeks ago. Short version:
it's "per product line", not "per company"!
The first five questions are exclusive to EN World; the remainder will
also be posted on WotC's own website.
Q. Does the so-called "poison pill" non-compete clause apply to ALL
OGL, or only D&D-based fantasy? (i.e. what if it's based on d20
Modern, d20 Future, or a non-d20 source?)
A. It’s not a “poison pill.” It’s a conversion clause. The D&D 4E GSL
applies to fantasy-based products. The d20 GSL, which will come out at
an undetermined point in the near future, will be for non-fantasy
genres such as Modern, Future, etc. Publishers will be able to decide
on a product line by product line basis which license will work best
for them.
Q. Does the GSL contain provisions to prevent a secondary, sister or
subsidiary company being created in order to distribute products under
the OGL?
A. There are no restrictions prohibiting the formation of partnerships
or subsidiaries, however companies will be bound by the product line
declaration under the Game System License.
Q. How much of WotC's IP is made available via the GSL? Creatures such
as beholders and illithids were not available under the old licensing
structure. Will they be available under the new structure?
A. All of those details will be released when the license becomes
available on June 6.
Q. What products would WotC like to see come out of the third party
publishers that they are not currently interested in producing
themselves?
A. The easy answer is we want to see quality products that support 4th
Edition D&D. I’m guessing you want specific examples, right? The GSL
is designed for publishers to make Adventures, “Fluff,” Campaign
settings, Alternate Classes, Races, Monsters, Paragon Paths, Epic
Destinies, and other creative supplemental products.
Q. What are WotC’s main goals regarding the GSL? Do you believe that
third-party products will drive sales of the D&D core rulebooks?
A. The goals with the GSL include supporting our product line, growing
the industry, and supplying consumers with a rich offering of RPG
products meant to be used with the 4th Edition of D&D . And, of
course, we want to drive sales of the D&D core rulebooks.
On behalf of Russell Morrissey and all of EN World, thank you for the
opportunity to hold this interview.
Q) Many questions have been raised since the announcement last week. I
think the one question everyone wants to know is: is the limitation
the GSL places on publication of OGL based products limited on a "per
company" basis or a "per product" basis? That is, is the effect merely
to limit re-issuing the same product, or is a company that publishes a
GSL product thereafter limited in their ability to publish any OGL
products?
A. The restriction is on a per product line basis.
Q) How does this pertain to a company's catalog of existing OGL-based
products? For example, if Necromancer Games publishes a Tome of
Horrors 4e, would they have to stop selling their existing 3e OGL
products via RPGnow?
A. Publishers will be able to continue to sell their backlist under
the OGL. If those products had the d20 system logo on them there will
be a 6-month sell off period after which they will not be able to use
the d20 system logo.
Q) Can existing OGL products be updated to the GSL and what are the
restrictions, if any?
A. Existing OGL products can absolutely be converted to 4e GSL
products, so long as they adhere to the terms of the GSL. In fact, we
want to see publishers update their popular product lines to 4e.
Q) What branding opportunities does the GSL offer publishers? Does it
allow use of the new d20 logo; or does it allow access to Dungeons &
Dragons specific branding?
A. There will be a compatibility logo. Embedded in this logo is a
version of the new D&D logo and copy stating compatibility. This
compatibility logo is permissible for use on product and marketing
materials. There will be restrictions on placement and maximum size
allowed.
Q) A six-month "sell-off" period has been mentioned with reference to
stock carrying the old d20 logo. Is the d20 STL actually going away,
or does this sell-off period apply only to those who adopt the GSL?
A. The d20 STL will be terminated. There will be a sell-off period of
six months for products produced under the d20 STL. This is true for
both pdf and print products. We’re estimating our own backlist stock
to be sold through within 3 to 4 months, so allowing six months to
other publishers feels fair. Allowing 6 months for pdfs is really
pretty generous and we are already in conversations with publishers
and PDF sellers like DrivethruRPG.com and RPGNow on how they can make
these changes as easy as possible.
Q) Is the new GSL an open license?
A. We are not classifying the GSL as “open” as defined under the open
source movement. It is a royalty-free license for permissible usage of
specific D&D 4th Edition content including terms, tables, and
templates. There is a significant amount of “openness” to the license
and we wanted to provide ease of use and low barriers to entry while
still maintaining control over things like the D&D Trademark. The GSL
is designed to work with the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons.
Q) Is WotC planning on providing an easily available, downloadable
copy of the rules available both online and off without a fee?
A. No. Anyone wishing access to the rules will need to purchase the
core rulebooks. The GSL SRD will have a list of the terms, tables, and
templates available for use under the GSL and will be available for
download at no charge with the GSL itself.
Q) Are there any "types" of product prohibited by the GSL? For
example, the old d20 STL prohibited the inclusion of character
generation or advancement, meaning that a standalone game could not be
created, while the OGL alone did not. Does the GSL contain these
restrictions? Are any other types of product restricted?
A. Most of what was in the d20 STL has been pulled into the GSL. For
example, no product can describe a process for creating a character or
applying the effects of experience to a character. The new license is
meant to work with the core D&D rules. The final details will be
announced when the license is released in June.
Q) Are products required to adhere to any 'community standards'
clause, or anything similar?
A.. Yes. The community standards that were in the d20 STL are now
wrapped up into the GSL’s.
Q) Is the GSL a perpetual license, or is it revocable by WotC for
reasons other than violation?
A. The Game System License Is revocable as it is tied to the D&D
trademark and other intellectual property. Because of this Wizards
needs to maintain control of the license.
Q) Why is October 1st the selected date for release of third-party
materials, as opposed to, say, GenCon, which would be a far more
useful launch date?
A. Our initial intention was to have third-party materials ready for
release at GenCon, however there is no way that anyone could develop a
true quality product in the short time between now and GenCon. We
think that October 1st is more reasonable, and will also allow
publishers to take advantage of holiday sales.
Q) Will any third-party publishers be permitted to release product
under the GSL prior to October 1st?
A. No. October 1st is the permissible on-sale date for all third party
publishers.
Q) Is there anything that you wished we’d asked that we haven’t?
A. You didn’t ask about my 4E character.
--
Fabio

fare
Che tristezza! :(
La SRD era una comodita' immensa.
Parvati V
-- 
"Cosa e' celvello? Pai non ha cosa del genele" - Pai, 3x3 occhi
UnaMoleDiDadi (TreEmme Torino): 
http://umdd.altervista.org/
http://parvatiquinta.blogspot.com/

 La SRD era una comodita' immensa.
confesso che mi ero meravigliato non poco quando ne avevano confermato
la pubblicazione
era comoda anche per farne un uso improprio!
--
Fabio

era comoda anche per farne un uso improprio!
suvvia gente: la srd non ci sarà, ma il motivo è che vogliono
invogliarti ad iscriverti all'insider e cosultare i manuali da li.
ed è ovvio che in pochi giorni qualcuno ne creerà un pdf.
-- 
 Domon

 ed è ovvio che in pochi giorni qualcuno ne creerà un pdf.
che sarà illegale a differenza della SRD
--
Fabio

che sarà illegale a differenza della SRD
i giocatori di dnd amano il rischio!
-- 
 Domon

 i giocatori di dnd amano il rischio!
sarà ma non potrà avere la diffusione e l'uso che aveva la SRD
i pdf dei manuali della 3' giravano uguale ma c'erano zilioni di siti
con la srd (prendi la srd ipertestuale ad esempio)
--
Fabio