I am looking for an official interpretation of the Hide in Plain Sight rule.
A player in my group has made a Shadowdancer and our GM is interpreting the Hide is Plain Sight (Su) ability as having to be ten feet inside a shadow.
All the players believe the interpretation is that the character must be at a minimum of ten feet from a shadow in order to use this ability.
The GM refuses to budge from his interpretation of the ability as "I am an English major and as such the most qualified to interpret this ability".
I need to know what interpretation is correct and the only way the GM will be satisfied with any interpretation is if it comes from an official source.
P.S. I hope my interpretation is the correct one as we will never hear the end of it if it is not.
P.P.S. A picture of the interpretations, as they are worth a thousand words.