What a turn around
2023-01-28
WotC, after sustained community backlash, have posted OGL 1.0a & Creative Commons.
They are keeping the 1.0a version of the OGL intact and have also made the SRD 5.1 (pdf) available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) licence.
Key items from their post:
This is an amazing change from the direction things were going.
Here’s a few article about the change:
Below are videos relating to this news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5k0koJrXsw
by DnD Shorts (runtime: 6m 3s)
thank you for fighting. I’m honoured to be a part of this community. #opendnd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUBinw9H2DA
by Dungeon Craft (runtime: 6m 28s)
Wizards of the Coast has abandoned its attempts to revoke the OGL 1.a. Professor Dungeonmaster analyzes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcoL9_PCoCw
by Dungeons & Discourse (runtime: 9m 17s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r4ij3UP4FY
by Indestructoboy (runtime: 19m 57s)
Wizards of the Coast has surrendered the D&D OGL after months of controversy and millions in loses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bplr4dBwUUE
by Bob World Builder (runtime: 8m 16s)
Wizards of the Coast announced that they will not destroy the jobs of thousands of indie RPG creators…and they personally emailed me about it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq6-b0E3yD8
by Pack Tactics (runtime: 2m 11s)
OGL 1.0a & Creative Commons: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1SCigzXzMA
by Nerd Immersion (runtime: 17m 4s)
I grabbed @MyLawyerFriend again to discuss what the latest update from the D&D team on the OGL 1.0a and the release of SRD 5.1 into the Creative Commons License means. Looks like we did it after all!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX5iZ5r8hyE
by thedungeondelver (runtime: 8m 8s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-OfZxfWzE
by The Dungeon Coach (runtime: 7m 7s)
The OGL 1.0a is now SAVED thanks to YOU. The D&D community rose up and slayed the dragon of Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast! The Creative Commons and SRD now let us have our game BACK!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUvoI1qp6Fc
by Heath’s Geekverse (runtime: 1h 7m)
Get in here and let’s talk about this and what it means for the gaming community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpfEks3vlaQ
by Bonus Action (runtime: 8m 26s)
Wizards of the coast appear to have for a full turn around. But is it too late. Is the D&D damage irrevocable?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bak4t5IrY
by Hatcher (runtime: 1h 41m)
Dungeons and dragons players have stopped wizards of the coast in their attempts to change the open game license
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Fgg1RLEgs
by The Character Sheet on ComicBook.com (runtime: 2m 22s)
Huge breaking TTRPG and Fantasy news today as Dungeons & Dragons and Wizards of the Coast have announced that do to massive public feedback, they will no longer be revoking OGL 1.0a, and will allow publishers to keep using the OGL as long as they want! This huge turnaround, after several drafts of the OGL that made it clear D&D and Wizards of the Coast wanted OGL 1.0 gone, is a massive victory for fans who had been pressuring the company for weeks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMZ1Uy76fd0
by Nerd Immersion (runtime: 8m 25s)
Did we do it? Cause I kinda think we did it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMAtmfotZl4
by Icarus Games (runtime: 3m 47s)
Thanks to the monumental efforts of everyone in the #OpenDnD movement, D&D is safe (for now) as WotC announce the entire 5.1 SRD is being placed under the creative commons license.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcOoIdHdxk
by Indestructoboy (runtime: 3m 24s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpDovcU9Tk8
by Greyhawk Grognard (runtime: 6m 14s)
Wizards of the Coast just released the results of their OGL survey, and made some rather surprising announcements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLce2cdoBvw
by Roll For Combat (runtime: 2h 50m)
Dungeons & Dragons Will Not De-Authorize Current OGL, Releases Full SRD Under Creative Commons License. Did we just win? In this crazy live-stream we are joined halfway through by both Linda Codega from @gizmodo and Derik Malenda from @KnightsofLastCall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufsXeeb0RLk
by Renfail (runtime: 8m 41s)
Did we just win? Wizards of the Coast just announced they are surrendering and cancelling the OGL 1.2 survey and are now leaving the OGL 1.0a in place and moving the entirety of the SRD 5.1 for Dungeons & Dragons available under a creative commons license.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSiig1VhYNo
by Treantmonk’s Temple (runtime: 5m 42s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mmH5_QyvJk
by Roll For New GM (runtime: 11m 35s)
WotC BENDS THE KNEE, D&D OGL1.0a Remains Unaffected But They Lose A Huge Amount Of Faith And Trust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqQb-W81YHE
by SupergeekMike (runtime: 2m 52s)
And I’m not gonna forget that it took them 3 weeks to give us what we were asking for in the first place. Community action works. Clear goals work. They’ve lost so much future negotiating power, it’s wild.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_76RBxEnws
by OldSchoolNPC (runtime: 3m 55s)
Wow! I honestly did not expect that this is how this One D&D OGL 1.1 mess would end. Instead of having one awful license for the 5e SRD, we now have 2 good licenses for it. The Creative Commons by 4.0 license AND the OGL 1.0a which will not be revoked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwSPZbQO1bk
by Dungeons & Discourse (runtime: 19m 54s)
Turns out it was worth staying the course –rdm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pLk4xYSp9E
by thedungeondelver (runtime: 11m 8s)
Original Article:
https://www.pcgamer.com/dungeons-and-dragons-ogl-isnt-worth-fighting-for/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbFhsrTSxg
by Nerd Immersion (runtime: 24m 1s)
Seems like every day there’s some new form of content regarding TTRPGs/the OGL situation. Lots of news today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEEc2PXsxgI
by PleasantKenobi (runtime: 11m 40s)
Meanwhile, Magic the Gathering continues to be the golden goose. This cannot bode well for the future of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH7vlB4M-3s
by Clownfish TV (runtime: 13m 43s)
Hasbro, owner of Wizards of the Coast, is SLASHING its workforce by 15% after dismal earnings. And this is BEFORE the Dungeons & Dragons backlash would’ve kicked in. They’re even selling off eOne, the production company behind the Dungeons & Dragons movie before the movie comes out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgLw9FYPj7A
by MTG MOX MAN (runtime: 7m 32s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi57ajg-KWI
by thedungeondelver (runtime: 8m 1s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTDwkiEiTrU
by Indestructoboy (runtime: 7m 20s)
Major Hasbro shareholder, investor, and hedge fund Alta Fox Capital had a heyday taking shots at Wizards of the Coast over on Twitter over the OGL controversy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT5K8Dlugp0
by Renfail (runtime: 13m 56s)
In the midst of the OGL scandal surrounding Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons and Dragons, a group of European gaming studios has stood up to form the European RPG Studios Union, a group formed specifically to “promote RPGs as art and protect creators”.