The Wizards of the Coast OGL 1.1 controversy erupted in early 2023 when a leaked draft of a new Open Game License revealed plans to de-authorize the original 20-year-old OGL 1.0a. This draft included aggressive royalty demands and claimed ownership over fan-created content, sparking a massive OpenDnD movement. Fans, creators, and third-party publishers organized a widespread boycott, leading to thousands of D&D Beyond subscription cancellations. The overwhelming backlash eventually forced Wizards of the Coast to abandon the restrictive OGL 1.1 and move the entire System Reference Document (SRD) 5.1 into the Creative Commons, marking a historic victory for the tabletop gaming community against corporate overreach.