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The OGL 1.0(a) includes this text:

> 9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.

Wizards is claiming (I think erroneously, as it contradicts past published statements to the contrary regarding its intent) that this gives them the right to declare previous versions of the OGL as no longer "authorized" and thus invalid.

I suspect this won't hold up in court should it come to that but testing it in court would be the only way to find out.

Most FOSS licenses do not include a clause like this.



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