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Originally Posted by Bastards of Golarion
Product Identity: The following items are hereby identified as Product Identity, as defined in the Open Game License version 1.0a, Section 1(e), and are not Open Content: All trademarks, registered trademarks, proper names (characters, deities, etc.), dialogue, plots, storylines, locations, characters, artwork, and trade dress. (Elements that have previously been designated as Open Game Content or are in the public domain are not included in this declaration.)
Open Content: Except for material designated as Product Identity (see above), the game mechanics of this Paizo Publishing game product are Open Game Content, as defined in the Open Gaming License version 1.0a Section 1(d). No portion of this work other than the material designated as Open Game Content may be reproduced in any form without written permission.
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This is what I mean. The rules content
is Open Content, and freely distributable. Every Player Companion and Campaign Setting book has such a declaration, and they are pretty much all the same.
Just because Paizo does not put it in the PRD does not mean it is Protected content. However, the restrictions on using the names may be an issue that forces renaming some items. The Community Use Policy allows the use of Protected content (such as names, but also art) within limits and according to the terms of the policy. The wrinkle here may be the requirement that any distribution of the OGL content requires that a human-readable copy of the OGL itself with its "Section 15" (copyright listing) be included with the distribution. That's more likely to be an issue than the actual content.
I certainly agree that separation by source for those who do not want to include world-specific content is advisable.