Contract Drama: Wizards of the Coast OGL (Revisited)

<div class="article__top-info vertical-borders"> <div class="share-links"> <div class="share-links-inner"> <div data-react-social-share-links="true" data-open="true" data-mounted="1"> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Contracts are part of the whole customer experience, and getting them wrong can undermine relationships your business has fostered for years. In a special interview, three contract experts and gaming enthusiasts tell us how Wizards of the Coast dropped the ball when they rewrote their Open Gaming License.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article__content highlight-visited-link"> <div class="article__content__inner"> <p>In this episode, we discuss</p> <ul> <li>The history of the original Open Gaming License (find our original interview with Bob Tarantino <a href= "https://youtu.be/Zqtv1A2AOjQ" rel="nofollow">here</a>),</li> <li>Wizards of the Coast’s original attempts at revising the license (read the news <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwieland/2023/01/18/wizards-of-the-coast-announces-changes-to-dungeons--dragons-open-gaming-license-rollout/?sh=2ab9db9b40cf" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/13/dungeons-dragons-ogl-backlash-wotc/" rel="nofollow">here</a>), and</li> <li>How contract language that’s misaligned with a company’s stated mission can undermine the business.</li> </ul> <p>(UPDATE 2/3/23: Wizards of the Coast was so moved by this dust-up that they moved the Dungeons and Dragons content to a Creative Commons license. Learn more <a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/27/dungeons-dragons-creative-commons-license/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>.)</p> <p>THE GUESTS:</p> <p><strong><a href= "https://www.lawinsider.com/resources/contract-teardown/how-changing-contract-language-can-undermine-the-business"> Bob</a></strong> Tarantino is entertainment lawyer and Open Gaming License enth