Dungeons & Dragons open game license update delayed following fan backlash
Publishing timestamp: 2023-01-13 20:13:37
Summary
Hasbro postponed its update of its Dungeons & Dragons licensing terms after thousands of players pushed back on proposed changes. Hasbro said it still intends to create new OGL but that it will not include royalty structure or give itself access to intellectual property made by third-party content creators. Hasbro had sought to require independent publishers and content creators to report financial data directly to company's Wizards of Coast division, which includes D&D. Leaders in Dungeons & Dragons community greeted news of delay with cautious optimism. Hasbro is hoping to use recently acquired D&D Beyond to generate more cash and is in process of updating and expanding its game rules. Hasbro initially looked to charge third-party sellers fees if they generated too much money from their products in calendar year. D&D fans rallied around petition called #OpenDND and began canceling their subscriptions to Wizard's online toolkit, D&DBeyond, in order to protest changes to license.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/13/hasbro-delays-new-dungeons-dragons-licensing-rules.html