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Message: <blockquote data-quote="georgegad" data-source="post: 4968917" data-attributes="member: 85840">I think you are trying to give the word benefit a whole new meaning.  The publishers are still the only persons allowed to print a hardcopy of the book for sale.  Trying to overreach their control will only destroy any remaining respect i have for the industry.As i see it it has always been the standard that gaming materials were free to reproduce for personal use. Having the downloaded PDF has alowed my group to do that and i have to thank the uploaders.  Even tho i know every single person at the table has pdf copies there is still also 2-3 hardbacks of each book as well. I dont find any argument that there was lost sales value valid.   If it were true i wouldnt have a stack of hardbacks purchased after i had downloaded them. What will stop me buying stuff? My favorite industry becoming a greedy moneygrabbing industry that cares more for profits than the quality of my game sessions.As much as i respect that, i dont think they remember you as fondly.  When they went back from that conference/whatever they talked about that charming Mr Hussar.  More likely they were talking about sales numbers and planing their next marketing event. And thats fine, they are a business.Watching the industry it just isnt the same "friends together" community it used to be. No, i have little sympathy. Rather i feel you should stop giving them the same respect we gave the old guard, they havent earnt it. Its just a business now like any other, the people you mentioned are payed PR reps. Although i am sure they are also perfectly pleasant people, if they got another job someone would replace them and would be just as pleasant.If i thought for a minute D&D was not making a profit i might pass a hat around and get some donations.  But since it seems to me it is making money, then suing people just makes the whole business look petty.-------As a gamer i already spend practically all my extra money on gaming. Having an almost monopoly on gaming WOTC already get the lions share of that. To say that i can not access the materials i have not payed for will not gain them any extra money it will only limit the amount of material i can use for my gaming.  Since my primary priority's are 1. gaming and 2. Destroying utterly all who stand between me and gaming, i have little choice but to declare war against the entire corrupt system. All roll initiative or i am taking a surprise round.</blockquote>

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