The Open Game License: A case study in open source markets
History often presents us with valuable lessons. Sometimes, those lessons come from unexpected directions, as in the case of the roleplaying game (RPG) industry in general, and the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) product lines within that industry in particular. Believe it or not, this industry’s history has a lot to teach those of us who develop, support, or sell software professionally. This is because, when it comes to a lot of the particulars of development and marketing, the RPG and software industries are more alike than different. They both depend on knowledge workers and creative developers, they both involve attempting to make money off of works that can essentially be copied and distributed for free in today’s Internet-connected world, and they are both governed by copyright law.
Hang in there. For these lessons to have their full impact, we need to start with selected details of the history of the RPG industry and the D&D game lines.
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