Editing Open Game License (section)

=== Creative Commons ===
On January 27, 2023, Wizards of the Coast outlined the feedback received from over 15,000 survey submissions during the open comment for OGL1.2:<ref name=":37">{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2023 |title=WotC Folds: OGL 1.0a Abides |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53178/wotc-folds-ogl-1-0a-abides |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=[[ICv2]] |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128042027/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53178/wotc-folds-ogl-1-0a-abides |url-status=live }}</ref> "88% do not want to publish TTRPG content under OGL 1.2", "89% are dissatisfied with deauthorizing OGL 1.0a", "86% are dissatisfied with the draft VTT policy" and "62% are satisfied with including Systems Reference Document (SRD) content in Creative Commons, and the majority of those who were dissatisfied asked for more SRD content in Creative Commons".<ref name=":35">{{Cite web |last=Brink |first=Kyle |date=January 27, 2023 |title=OGL 1.0a & Creative Commons |url=http://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons |access-date=January 27, 2023 |website=[[D&D Beyond]] |language=en-us |type=[[Press release]] |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127201539/https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, Wizards decided to release the SRD 5.1 under an irrevocable [[Creative Commons license]]; it would also no longer attempt to deauthorize the OGL 1.0a.<ref name=":35" /><ref name=":34" /><ref name=":33" /> Milton Griepp, for ''ICv2'', reported that the events had led to an overwhelmingly negative response, constituting a PR disaster for Wizards of the Coast.<ref name=":37" /> Griepp commented that "it remains to be seen whether the steps WotC has taken will be sufficient to unwind the moves other companies have made to disassociate themselves from the OGL, most notably Paizo".<ref name=":37" />

Christian Hoffer, for ''ComicBook.com'', stated that "this is a major change of pace for Wizards of the Coast and seems to be a surprising end to a controversy that had raged for weeks, drawing attention from mainstream news sites. It's a huge victory for the wider D&D community".<ref name=":36" /> Charlie Hall, for ''Polygon'', also highlighted the major mainstream news coverage this controversy received and the possibility that it may have an impact on the success of upcoming film ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves]]'', scheduled for release in March 2023.<ref name=":33" /> Lin Codega, for ''Io9'' in January 2023, wrote that the deauthorization of the OGL 1.0a had been a hard line for many fans so "concessions Wizards and ''D&D'' make in this announcement are huge" and that "this is a huge victory for the fans".<ref name=":34" /> Codega highlighted Kyle Brink, Executive Producer for D&D, who stated "that putting the entire 400-page SRD into the Creative Commons means that fans don't need to 'take [''Dungeons & Dragons''’] word for it.' That Brink would explicitly acknowledge the lack of trust between fans and publishers and Wizards of the Coast is incredible".<ref name=":34" /> In May 2024, Lin Codega now of ''Rascal'' commented that it appeared the Open Game License would not return following Wizards of the Coast's announcement that the revised 5th Edition would have an SRD released under the Creative Commons – a move they considered both "fascinating" and "sad".<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Codega |first=Lin |date=May 9, 2024 |title=The OGL is dead. Long live the OGL. |url=https://www.rascal.news/the-ogl-is-dead-long-live-the-ogl-dnd-5e/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=Rascal News |language=en}}</ref> Codega opined: <blockquote>The Open Game License was genuinely a revolutionary contract—established two years before the Creative Commons license was developed—and tabletop games across the board, not just ''D&D,'' benefited from the free and unrestricted usage granted in the OGL. The OGL should have been the contract to stand the test of time as a testament to the power of open source licensing for intellectual property. But then, as with most good things that are given away in the spirit of joyous creativity and hope for community, capitalism happened. [...] The commitment to putting the updated ''D&D'' rules into the Creative Commons rather than trying to re-establish the OGL or even establish another GSL-alike is, in my opinion, a good decision.<ref name=":12" /></blockquote>