You said WotC doesn't want products that share or access the Compendium. Iplay4E does just that, and WotC has no issues with it because it does so without letting people easily acquire the full contents of DDI without a subscription.
What will Masterplan be after the C&D?
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You said WotC doesn't want products that share or access the Compendium. Iplay4E does just that, and WotC has no issues with it because it does so without letting people easily acquire the full contents of DDI without a subscription.
doctorhook
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*We presume WotC has no problems with it, as it hasn't received a C&D yet and its sins seem much less egregious. That said, Masterplan was around for a while before it got a C&D. While it's unlikely that iPlay4E hasn't been noticed by WotC yet, it remains possible that WotC could change still its mind about iPlay4E.
I'm just sayin'.
malraux
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*We presume WotC has no problems with it, as it hasn't received a C&D yet and its sins seem much less egregious. That said, Masterplan was around for a while before it got a C&D. While it's unlikely that iPlay4E hasn't been noticed by WotC yet, it remains possible that WotC could change still its mind about iPlay4E.
I'm just sayin'.
It's a lot harder to see what WotC could actually sue over though.
Good for the gander, good for the goose. You gents go over the lack of a good look at the C&D letter quite a bit in the early
for tat bits, I believe it is my turn to point out that you do not know the contents of the letter. It could apply equally well to iPlay4e. Zee Doctor is dead on with his bit. *We presume WotC has no problems with it, as it hasn't received a C&D yet and its sins seem much less egregious. That said, Masterplan was around for a while before it got a C&D. While it's unlikely that iPlay4E hasn't been noticed by WotC yet, it remains possible that WotC could change still its mind about iPlay4E.
I'm just sayin'.
While it is possible that they will get a C&D letter, given that iPlay4e is using the compendium API in a manner that requires a constant subscription to DDI, and doesn't enable a person to, with two clicks of their mouse, download the Compendium to their HD and no longer require a subscription, the way that MP does, I find it unlikely that they will get a C&D letter. On the order of orders of magnitude less.
doctorhook
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That's true, although I'm not sure what would actually provoke them to go that far anyway, aside from perhaps systematic piracy and distribution of proprietary materials on or about their release dates, up to and including PH2.
I suppose if somebody was ballsy/stupid enough to consistently disregard their C&D, we'd find out. I don't predict any lawsuits against iPlay4E in the near future, at any rate.
Absolutely. I only meant what I said in a general way, rather than to imply that I think any major change to WotC's policies are soon forthcoming.
Still, for those few who are still missing the larger context here, it needs to be reiterated that, first, we don't, can't, and likely won't ever know exactly what WotC is thinking or doing; and second, WotC still has the right to change its attitude and policies surrounding D&DI uses at any time.*
It's really, really unlikely that WotC will suddenly take action against iPlay4E come Monday morning, but technically speaking, it is remotely possible.
*There's probably an even more remote chance that a sudden change of policy on WotC's part could prompt legal retaliation against WotC, and a yet more remote chance that it would ever succeed. I'm being very hypothetical, of course.
malraux
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I would argue that the larger context here is that WotC is only likely to go after you for something relating to dissemination of large chunks of their ip. It's the common thread in all the lawsuits and C&Ds.
Fifth Element
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Version 9 has been available for download for about two minutes now. Who's had a look at it yet?
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