Wizards of the Coast launched this license in 2000 with the intention being it would last indefinitely.
“When you give us playtest feedback, we take it seriously,” Brink wrote.
“Already more than 15,000 of you have filled out the survey.
The live survey results are clear.
You want OGL 1.0a.
You like Creative Commons.
The feedback is in such high volume and its direction is so plain that we’re acting now.”
In other words, fans made enough noise to cast Disintegrate and Wizards failed its saving roll.
“We are leaving OGL 1.0a in place, as is.
Untouched,” Brink continued.
“We are also making the entire SRD 5.1 available under a Creative Commons license.
You choose which you prefer to use.”
“This Creative Commons license makes the content freely available for any use.
We don’t control that license, and cannot alter or revoke it.
“And its openness means there’s no need for a [Virtual Tabletop] policy.
Placing the SRD under a Creative Commons license is a one-way door.
There’s no going back.”
These are some major concessions on the part of Wizards of the Coast.
It’s legally out of Wizards' hands.
We covered the lead-up to this in great detail, which you’re able to readhere.
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