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zottel reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D General Have you ever used Acquisitions Incorporated? with
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Let me start by saying that I am not an Acq Inc fan. However, I bought the book and I really like it. I was only ever able to run half... -
The players reached level 2 last session and we spent the last hour leveling up. 3 of the 4 players are getting Combat Maneuvers, so...
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zottel reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E Rate Your 5E Rules Expertise with Like.
Publishing your own rules in no way means you've mastered the existing ones.
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Dale Critchley of Wyrmworks Publishing launched the Free5e Kickstarter today...
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zottel reacted to KoolMoDaddy-O's post in the thread D&D General What Campaign Would Appeal the Most? with Like.
Mere of Dead Men all the way!!
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zottel reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General What Campaign Would Appeal the Most? with Like.
If there are three options and only one is a sandbox I'm always going to pick the sandbox.
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zottel reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
Another relevant article. US appeals court rejects copyrights for AI-generated art lacking 'human' creator
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zottel reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
To me, the argument comes down to this: OpenAI and other companies are being valuated at hundreds of billions of dollars. They'd be...
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zottel reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
No, it’s not. It’s a rhetorical question which points out that you legally reading books you own is not the same as Meta illegally...
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zottel reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
I don't care what the pedantic arguments might be made are, or the longstanding historical precedence of exploitation, it doesn't sit...
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zottel reacted to MoonSong's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
Not exactly because the college kid is an actual human person. For real people, piracy can be a gateway drug to a lifetime of spending...
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zottel reacted to Scribe's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
Is it ever OK? Not really my place to put a line in the sand. Is it remotely the same thing (Student + Napster vs Megacorp looking to...
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zottel reacted to Scribe's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
Yeah its totally comparable. In one corner, we have the university student downloading a song, making no money. In the other, we have...
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zottel reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem with Like.
This isn't for you to proclaim. Copyright, etc., are all complex legal constructs and there are legal cases going through about these...
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zottel replied to the thread Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem.I'd argue that piracy is simply the first step in the process. They download the books without paying for them. How is that not piracy...