Clovenhoof
Mongoose
Well, the rules are another story, but as we said, the SRD 3.0/3.5 is irrevocably OGL, so as long as they stick with those editions, there can't be any trouble.
As for the background, how can anyone achieve the copyright to something beyond the original author's rights? I mean, Howard's copyright to the stories is expired, so that should also include all the names and other things that define his Conan universe.
Again, I'm not an expert but it just doesn't make any sense to me that anyone can claim a copyright to something they didn't create; I mean what would you say if I claimed the copyrights to Shakespeare's characters, or Gilgamesh as we're about it.
As for the background, how can anyone achieve the copyright to something beyond the original author's rights? I mean, Howard's copyright to the stories is expired, so that should also include all the names and other things that define his Conan universe.
Again, I'm not an expert but it just doesn't make any sense to me that anyone can claim a copyright to something they didn't create; I mean what would you say if I claimed the copyrights to Shakespeare's characters, or Gilgamesh as we're about it.