Spells and the OGL / Community Use Policy

[Winslow Dalpe]

Could someone clarify why a service like Perram's Spellbook must include notices from both the Community Use Policy and the OGL? My best guess right now is that the OGL covers its use of the spell names and descriptions, and the Community Use Policy is what allows it to link that information to Pathfinder specifically. Is that correct?

If the website did not want to affiliate itself with Pathfinder, but instead only distribute the spell content, would it still need to abide by the Community Use Policy, or just the OGL?

[DMFTodd]

I'd guess the Community Use Policy is due to the artwork included on the cards. There's no license needed to link to a website.

[hogarth]

For one thing, the OGL doesn't cover using Golarion-specific stuff like proper names, so a spell like Deadeye's Lore (for instance) would have to replace "Erastil" with something else.

There might be other reasons, but that's a fairly obvious one.

[Liz Courts]

If I'm remembering correctly, it's because Perram's Spellbook uses the Community Use Policy, which means he can cite references by name from books other than the Roleplaying Game line (for example, things from the Player Companion and the Campaign Setting line).

[Perram]

All of the above!

Also: I wanted to establish from the very beginning that my product was a non-profit project for the community to freely use. It was a choice I made to make that front and center.

[Winslow Dalpe]

Thanks for the replies everyone, and even one from Perram himself! I believe I understand the situation much better now.