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Open Game License. The Open Game License ( OGL) is a public copyright license by Wizards of the Coast that may be used by tabletop role-playing game developers to grant permission to modify, copy, and redistribute some of the content designed for their games, notably game mechanics.
v. t. e. In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence (primarily in common law jurisdictions) that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare cases prosecutorial and/or judge misconduct in the same jurisdiction. [ 1]
Open gaming is a movement within the tabletop role-playing game (RPG) industry with superficial similarities to the open source software movement. [1] The key aspect is that copyright holders license their works under public copyright licenses that permit others to make copies or create derivative works of the game.
Internet censorship in the United States is the suppression of information published or viewed on the Internet in the United States. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech and expression against federal, state, and local government censorship. Free speech protections allow little government-mandated ...
The rule of law is a political ideal that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. [ 2][ 3] It is sometimes stated simply as "no one is above the law". [ 4] The term rule of law is closely related to constitutionalism as well as Rechtsstaat.
Open government. Open government is the governing doctrine which maintains that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight. [1] In its broadest construction, it opposes reason of state and other considerations which have tended to legitimize extensive state secrecy.
Gaming law is the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather is a collection of several areas of law that include criminal law , regulatory law , constitutional law , administrative law , company law , contract law , and in some jurisdictions ...
v. t. e. A leading question is a question that suggests a particular answer and contains information the examiner is looking to have confirmed. [ 1] The use of leading questions in court [where?] to elicit testimony is restricted in order to reduce the ability of the examiner to direct or influence the evidence presented.