Intense fan resistance to an unpopular policy change proposed by Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast appears to have been successful.
to create a new "1.2" license for use of its content by third-party creators, the company announced this afternoon.It will also offer much of its content — includingno small thing
Such content is widely popular and considered the lifeblood of much of the scene, beyond Wizards' official creations.A proposed change to the license — including a controversial profit-sharing structure and requirements to register all creations — leaked via a Jan. 5 Gizmodo rAfter more than a week of near-silence, Wizards began retreating, dropping royalty plans and registration requirements, but still pushing for a new license.
Out of 15,000 users who have submitted comments so far, 88% don't want to publish any content under the 1.2 terms, and 90% said they would have to change some aspect of their business to accommodate those terms.Wizards of the Coast parent company Hasbro said Thursday it was laying off 1,000 people after reporting a preliminary decline in overall fourth quarter revenue.
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