RE: [dq-rules] Re: Information please

[Viktor Haag <vhaag@rim.net>]

John Rauchert writes:
 > 1. From other previous contacts with WOTC they do not seem to be willing
 > to let the rights for DQ go, at the same time there is no clear
 > financial incentive for them to produce more DQ material.  With the rise
 > of this "open source" movement within WOTC surrounding the D20 core
 > rules, there is at least a glimmer of hope that other WOTC owned
 > products will find their way into open source.
 > http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/
 > <http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/> 

I contacted WOTC very recently (within the last month or so)
about the rights to DQ. Their position was that, they'd be
willing to license publishing, but they would not be willing to
sell the property outright. Since I had no interest in merely
licensing the product, our negotiations broke down. Well, to be
fair, you could hardly call them negotiations -- I asked them if
they'd be willing to sell, they said they'd be willing to license
(to "save me the hassle of managing the product"), I said I
didn't want to license but to buy the product in toto, I never
heard from them again.

Just thought the list might like to know.



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Viktor Haag                           Senior Technical Writer, RIM
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