Abid Hussain

Attorney, commercial transactions and litigation. Practice areas: corporate law, trademarks & copyrights, nonprofits, and blockchain.

[Abid Hussain @hussainlaw]

Super proud of @Gripnr, @brentalicious, and the whole team for taking a stand.

[GRIPNR @GRIPNR]

GRIPNR isn't moving forward with OGL 1.2 or SRD 5.1. It's not protective of creators nor meets our standards of "open."

To be blunt, Wizards has no broad right to prevent the use of Web3, blockchain, or NFTs in TTRPGs.

Our statement:
https://t.co/UE0QEYxmko

#OpenDnD #DnD #OGL

[Abid Hussain @hussainlaw]

@SRMacFarland Great chat, thanks for having me!

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

Special props to the @The_Glimmering team. They led the fight from the front lines & this white paper influenced the narrative greatly. @SRMacFarland @comerpatrick @hussainlaw Couldn't have done it without you. Much love. What's next? LFG ! https://t.co/p0YBn1ede7

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

If you read this far. Thank you. I'm proud of all the work our team is doing. It's an honor to be on this adventure with them. If what we're building sounds interesting to you, come join us in our discord. https://t.co/zN3qlRcF0P

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

You can see our formal statement and legal analysis in this white paper.
https://t.co/p0YBn1ede7

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

to use as they see fit, in the true sense of a perpetual, irrevocable, open source manner. In addition, we will continue to support & collaborate with other publishers in developing new and genuinely open gaming licenses to ensure that tabletop roleplaying games will remain open.

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

Time will tell if I'm right. But, I'm on record. We ain't stopping.

GRIPNR is preparing to revoke all uses of the OGL and the SRD. But we aren’t building in a walled garden. The methods and mechanics we are developing will be freely and irrevocably given back to the community..

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

Wizards’ unilateral proposal only serves to stifle innovation, creativity, and competition in the tabletop roleplaying game industry.

And I believe that's the goal, for WotC to have NFTs and animations, but not for anyone else.

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

Here's the rub. Hasbro, WotC parent company, has already sold NFTs before, inspired from Power Rangers and My Little Pony.

Their CEO is also on record stating that D&D is "under monetized".

And they recently bought the platform D&D Beyond for $146M

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

And third, WotC has no broad right to prevent the use of Web3, blockchain, or NFTs in tabletop gaming. We deploy all of them and will not stop.

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

First, it's not legally possible to create an NFT using Wizards of the Coast’s IP without complying with the OGL (which we did).

Second, the NFTs GRIPNR is creating for The Glimmering have no need for the OGL at all. They can and will live independent of that license.

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

Let me tell you a story about fighting dragons and how #WotC and @Wizards_DnD don't understand NFTs, or perhaps they do, and wish to keep them all to themselves.

Time to go on an adventure 🧵

[Stephen Radney-MacFarland @SRMacFarland]

For those of you looking for a little clarity on the OGL issue, you might want to check out @Gripnr and @The_Glimmering statement on the issue. #DnD, @OGL1, #DnDone #WotC #TheGlimmering https://t.co/PnYM59bszW

[Abid Hussain @hussainlaw]

@mwikkid @BesideEtc @lyrikill no new tipping point as far as I can see - when it comes to music, we're still very much in the 1900s, while technology pushes much further ahead.

[brent mccrossen @brentalicious]

Our team worked our asses off on this. It's an extremely in-depth analysis of #WotC changes to the #OGL, the risks it poses to creators, and how @GRIPNR and @The_Glimmering are moving forward without it. Please give it a read and share it around. #LFG

[Patrick Comer @comerpatrick]

We don't need your OGL.

[GRIPNR @GRIPNR]

GRIPNR isn't moving forward with OGL 1.2 or SRD 5.1. It's not protective of creators nor meets our standards of "open."

To be blunt, Wizards has no broad right to prevent the use of Web3, blockchain, or NFTs in TTRPGs.

Our statement:
https://t.co/UE0QEYxmko

#OpenDnD #DnD #OGL

[Abid Hussain @hussainlaw]

Quoted in a good article on start-ups and early stage companies: https://t.co/GXhAeLHr3R

[Abid Hussain @hussainlaw]

@ScottLSternberg @SNWFirm Honored to be among some very smart attorneys. Way to go, Team SNW!

[Abid Hussain @hussainlaw]

Three years later, presenting at @Ableton Loop was still such a high point. Thanks for having me: https://t.co/cZjlyXNU7z