Lawyer-gamer analyzes Creative Commons, WOTC's moves, what was won, future fights + developments!

28K views • 3 years ago • 42:30 We won, and so did the hobby. I analyze what we won, why we won, and what developments and fights we can look forward to in the future! 0:00 Introduction 0:34 TL;DW 1:57 Hasbro's business plan, digital initiative behind OGL 1.1 + 1.2 7:58 How we won 13:08 Legal analysis: How safe is Creative Commons for 5e? 17:12 What about OSR, 3e, and PF1? 18:40 WOTC wants to publish 6e under restrictive license 19:07 Concession is aimed at 5e third-party publishers 20:42 Do we still need the ORC license? 23:53 WOTC whoopsie! 25:16 Will WOTC win back third-party publishers? 27:51 Will WOTC succeed at getting players into their walled garden? 29:15 WOTC now needs to break compatibility with 5e, innovate with 6e 31:18 Conceding gives WOTC new problems 31:56 MEOW 33:11 Next steps: Should we demand 6e be open? Fire Cocks, Williams, Cao? 35:42 Current and future players: Support non-D&D TTRPG products! 37:09 WOTC's biggest problem 38:14 Disappointing growth? WOTC selling D&D? 38:59 WOTC needs to be unionized 40:33 Closing thoughts! ============================= LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! I'm a lawyer who teaches and runs tabletop RPGs (Pathfinder, D&D, Starfinder) for kids, teens, and adults, making videos and hosting events related to TTRPGs and board games. JOIN THE RULES LAWYER DISCORD to play the Pathfinder 2e's Beginner Box and other adventures, and talk gaming! https://discord.gg/ruleslawyer SUPPORT THE RULES LAWYER PATREON for access to my full content, early access to many of my videos, and support me! I do unpaid public-interest legal work and rely on the Patreon and running RPGs. https://www.patreon.com/theruleslawyer For extended-form actual plays, SUBSCRIBE to my other channel, "RULES LAWYER DISCORD COMMUNITY CHANNEL" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1K95QD8Mv2Tr6Wne6KS9g Follow me on TWITTER at: https://twitter.com/theruleslawyer1