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I think you miss my point. The fact that they canceled any attempts to scan these items should have been a warning sign. When they canceled scanning, my own assumption was that the existing PDF products were not going to have a permanent life. It turns out they lasted a lot longer than I...

I can't speak for Magic, but these "vanity" boardgames are the minority and pale in comparison to the classic Risk, Monopoly, etc. A game is still a good game no matter how much time has passed. Look at Chess. 4e is apparently the most radical change. The thing is, how much of the core is...

Keep in mind too that Wizards was creating PDFs, having Jim Butler and his team keep scanning them. However, a long time ago they got the order to stop and not do further products, though they didn't stop selling the old inventory. So, people who knew that should have known that these items...

This scares me a bit. When Peter and Ryan were managing the brand they did it with care and respect for the player-base. Communication was often, and they had the TSR culture still with the group so they could evolve instead of revolt. This strategy scares me a bit. This strategy is perhaps...

Also keep in mind the "public domain" stuff only makes up part of the experience. While some things were taken from novels, they were either sufficiently changed enough so they weren't plagiarism, removed, or even in a few rare cases given oral permission (Ioun stones). A lot of stuff is D&D...

I agree with selling older versions. Hell, at least release some of the 2e and lower classics, the rareities. OTOH, Wizards sort of stopped this a long time ago. They stopped scanning old products years ago. (I've always wanted Epic of Aerth, Gary's world setting for Dangerous Journeys, to...

Subscriptions services can and do make sense regarding some goods. When you think about it, a flat fee to access everything (with the risk it could go away) might be better than a permanent investment. For instance, O'Reilly Media offers Safari subscription for their vast library, and in many...

I think this would work for many of the 3e products, since PDFs are likely printer-ready and have high-quality files available. However, the real legacy products, such as works from 1e/2e are probably not very suitable, because of the quality of the scans, which in a lot of cases were...

I don't particularly LIKE the direction D&D is currently going in, I'm just thinking based on these steps. All I'm doing is looking at the current marketplace. D&D has changed from 3e to 4e. The format of 4e is a lot less text-heavy and setup similar to their miniatures line and Magic: The...

I've noticed a lot of "piracy apologists" tend to refute actual figures of piracy. For instance, the claims that "you can't prove they would have bought the (item)", yet this flies in the face of decades of economic research into the Elasticity of supply and demand, which basically talk about...

I'm not harrasing you at all--I was just suggesting that you not to engage in personal attacks, even if it was done to you first--as well as making sure you understood what he was trying to achieve. (And by Old Schooler, I mean famous publishers from the TSR days, not the players).

Well, instead of insulting him back (even if you perceive his statement as an attack, and I will admit it was sort of rude), you should consider his concern, like I said. I am in agreement that your pseudonym Kask is not Tim Kask and is doubt to cause confusion, but I think you can understand...

Kaskoid is the usual screen name of Tim Kask on other forums. http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=23223&start=1665 To be honest, Tim Kask is a known old school guy who was with Gary, Dave, and the others at TSR. I think he's legitimately concerned your name of Kask might be...

Journalism is asking tough questions. Journalism is NOT just being cynical and derisive--save maybe for the opinion column. Journalism is meant to get to the "objective truth" as much as possible. That includes stuff that might conflict with your own preconceived notions and ideas. It is...

I agree with the zero hour theory. Especially considering on ENWorld, you have people discussing things like driving 100 miles to a store that breaks the release date early, because of people's lack of patience. I'll bet most PDF sales will happen in the first week of receipt. About the one...

I have a feeling WoTC is doing what people keep telling them to do. "Adapt to new business models". They are hoping to move to a DDI where the files are not saved but remain "in the cloud". They also seem to be altering and simplifying the game. Reading 4e, I was stunned to see how things...

At least in the US, it is no longer "just a tort". NET Act: 17 U.S.C. and 18 U.S.C. as amended (redlined) You can actually go to jail for copyright infringement, should the Federal Government get involved.

Well, since it can be debated like this it's by no means a strong man. Piracy and Counterfeiting are both criminal acts, and federal agencies get involved in them. So I can't assume this is a straw man argument. It still damages both parties. It's an interesting point, but because piracy...

I didn't mean to say you legally lose your right to defend copyrights like you would with trademarks. But I'm sure a defense lawyer might be able to argue issues if they can prove "selective enforcement", at least enough to give pause to a Jury or Judge.

What happened to the Wargaming Hobby could be seen as a warning sign to the Tabletop RPG industry. I think these two articles, one written over 10 years ago, the other written very recently, should serve as a cautionary warning. SPI Died for Your Sins The State of Wargaming » Armchair...