We’re reinstating the Group Use Coverage because it has existed for over 15 years, with a number of minor updates and clarifications meant to make utilizing the coverage even simpler. Now we have eliminated each the Accredited Merchandise Checklist and Group Use Registry and clarified some components that have been beforehand in FAQs or just not addressed (like with the ability to use our artwork and logos in black and white merchandise). Now we have not modified the permissions granted by the coverage. The particular language within the Group Use Coverage declaration you’ll want to embody in your venture has modified to mirror a brand new URL for the coverage on paizo.com, and we have now added the availability that you just present contact data someplace in your product in lieu of the now-removed registry. This transformation will enable present Group Use Coverage tasks to proceed to function as they’ve for over a decade.
We nonetheless absolutely intend to supply further permissions for neighborhood creators to monetize their creations below restricted circumstances. In the intervening time, the Fan Content material Coverage permits this, and we’re making no adjustments to that coverage as we speak—it exists alongside the Group Use Coverage. With the Group Use Coverage restored, we are able to refine the Fan Content material Coverage to extra clearly outline what business makes use of are allowed below what situations and utilizing which components of our mental property. We’ll make our meant revisions and updates to the Fan Content material Coverage and let the neighborhood know when the brand new model is accessible.
Paizo’s neighborhood is the muse of our success, and we deeply admire the entire arduous work and keenness you carry to our areas. We apologize for this misstep and look ahead to an extended, vibrant future for neighborhood tasks impressed by our work. Thanks for your entire outreach, suggestions, and troublesome conversations all through this course of. And above all, thanks for being part of our neighborhood.
