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<blockquote data-quote="Myrdin Potter" data-source="post: 8910912" data-attributes="member: 6843593"><p>I am not sure why people are using emotional arguments against what pemerton is saying.</p><p></p><p>If he says that the FAQ does not say and the license does not say that it will be offered forever, take that at face value. If he is wrong, point him to the text that WoTC put forth otherwise.</p><p></p><p>If you read the PSA thread and looked at the post he made in 2008, he is not saying that WoTC is in the right or that he does not think there is a good argument that WoTC cannot unilaterally deauthorize 1.0a.</p><p></p><p>He is just saying that he does not see evidence that they said they will ever stop offering the license.</p><p> </p><p>I paid a lot of money to lawyers (like $10’s of millions) in my career and denying reality when they are giving you a legal reading is really counter productive.</p><p></p><p>If I am remembering right, he is not even a USA lawyer and has not passed the bar exam in a U.S. state. </p><p></p><p>His observations seem spot on to me and would be really helpful when preparing litigation/defense against an action that WoTC might take.</p><p></p><p>Publishers are near the spot where they would be able to sue. WoTC might have crossed the line where damages are really happening because they finally are public that they will stop offering the license for anything new (which may mean reprints or new pdf sales).</p><p></p><p>I had some hope that UK law is harder for them to overcome but if they sue one bookshelf and win in the USA (or just scare them), then how much does a UK victory really mean? Or Kickstarter? Every 1.0a launch gets a C&D?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Myrdin Potter, post: 8910912, member: 6843593"] I am not sure why people are using emotional arguments against what pemerton is saying. If he says that the FAQ does not say and the license does not say that it will be offered forever, take that at face value. If he is wrong, point him to the text that WoTC put forth otherwise. If you read the PSA thread and looked at the post he made in 2008, he is not saying that WoTC is in the right or that he does not think there is a good argument that WoTC cannot unilaterally deauthorize 1.0a. He is just saying that he does not see evidence that they said they will ever stop offering the license. I paid a lot of money to lawyers (like $10’s of millions) in my career and denying reality when they are giving you a legal reading is really counter productive. If I am remembering right, he is not even a USA lawyer and has not passed the bar exam in a U.S. state. His observations seem spot on to me and would be really helpful when preparing litigation/defense against an action that WoTC might take. Publishers are near the spot where they would be able to sue. WoTC might have crossed the line where damages are really happening because they finally are public that they will stop offering the license for anything new (which may mean reprints or new pdf sales). I had some hope that UK law is harder for them to overcome but if they sue one bookshelf and win in the USA (or just scare them), then how much does a UK victory really mean? Or Kickstarter? Every 1.0a launch gets a C&D? [/QUOTE]
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