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<blockquote data-quote="Arivendel" data-source="post: 4743417" data-attributes="member: 66150"><p>I know this is completely unfounded, and in no way does it justify Hasbro's (Yes im agreeing with Gene here in that this is Hasbro's Palpatine Order 66 command), but after reading Trevors post for like the fiftieth time today it finally hit me: Could it be that this has nothing to do with the current lawsuits but instead is a direct response to RPGnow's policy of "we will keep them for you to redownload later"?</p><p></p><p>Think about it, Trevor said "...illegal copying and distribution (piracy) of our product..." and most people assumed he was referring to the standard Torrent/Piracy issue. However what if the "(piracy)" was just a explanation? in which case the statement would read "...illegal copying and distribution of our product..." why do i point this out? because isnt what RPGnow is doing effectively this? they are letting you buy a PDF, after that they are keeping a "copy" of said PDF (which is watermarked i assume) and storing it for later distribution, so as far as i can tell producing this "copy" is illegal since RPGnow is in no way paying WotC for this secondary "copy" or even for the ability to "copy" said file, whats more RPGnow is effectively allowing said "copy" to be redownloaded at no cost (which translates into Wizards not earning any more money) in case any number of issues arise with the buyer, so basically they are buying one book but getting 4 free, this are 4 extra books/pdfs which WotC make no cash from.</p><p></p><p>Of course I know not what kind of Contract WotC and RPGnow signed, if they signed a contract in which RPGnow detailed the use of such a distribution/storage system and Hasbro's Lawyers approved it then this whole post is a crazy conspiracy theory, however if this distribution/storage module was never drafted/explained in the contract it could be grounds enough for Hasbro's lawyers to jump on this (again this doesnt excuse the reaction made but it does put a different angle to the situation, and angle i havent even seen considered yet since most RPGnow buyers are used to the system and wouldnt even consider it being possibly the reason for why this came about).</p><p></p><p>I would like to add this is was perhaps a "why didnt i think of this sooner?" moment, but im still quite surprised after 18 pages hasnt even once been considered, i blame it mostly on the fact Trevor's message plus the lawsuit against the PHB2 leakers came in such a short and sequencial manner and people just added this and took it as fact and didnt consider other angles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arivendel, post: 4743417, member: 66150"] I know this is completely unfounded, and in no way does it justify Hasbro's (Yes im agreeing with Gene here in that this is Hasbro's Palpatine Order 66 command), but after reading Trevors post for like the fiftieth time today it finally hit me: Could it be that this has nothing to do with the current lawsuits but instead is a direct response to RPGnow's policy of "we will keep them for you to redownload later"? Think about it, Trevor said "...illegal copying and distribution (piracy) of our product..." and most people assumed he was referring to the standard Torrent/Piracy issue. However what if the "(piracy)" was just a explanation? in which case the statement would read "...illegal copying and distribution of our product..." why do i point this out? because isnt what RPGnow is doing effectively this? they are letting you buy a PDF, after that they are keeping a "copy" of said PDF (which is watermarked i assume) and storing it for later distribution, so as far as i can tell producing this "copy" is illegal since RPGnow is in no way paying WotC for this secondary "copy" or even for the ability to "copy" said file, whats more RPGnow is effectively allowing said "copy" to be redownloaded at no cost (which translates into Wizards not earning any more money) in case any number of issues arise with the buyer, so basically they are buying one book but getting 4 free, this are 4 extra books/pdfs which WotC make no cash from. Of course I know not what kind of Contract WotC and RPGnow signed, if they signed a contract in which RPGnow detailed the use of such a distribution/storage system and Hasbro's Lawyers approved it then this whole post is a crazy conspiracy theory, however if this distribution/storage module was never drafted/explained in the contract it could be grounds enough for Hasbro's lawyers to jump on this (again this doesnt excuse the reaction made but it does put a different angle to the situation, and angle i havent even seen considered yet since most RPGnow buyers are used to the system and wouldnt even consider it being possibly the reason for why this came about). I would like to add this is was perhaps a "why didnt i think of this sooner?" moment, but im still quite surprised after 18 pages hasnt even once been considered, i blame it mostly on the fact Trevor's message plus the lawsuit against the PHB2 leakers came in such a short and sequencial manner and people just added this and took it as fact and didnt consider other angles. [/QUOTE]
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