A thank you to some PDF publishers

[Voadam]

But for the many who do make their pdfs functional for copying and pasting, I'd like to say thank you as well. It is a valuable function and greatly aids my games, whether copying over a statblock for a monster/NPC, the exact text of rules for discussion, or flavor descriptions I can use directly in my email and pbp games, copying and pasting allows me to use the game material easier.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I agree with the OP.

Just a quick question on this topic, though: does WotC allow copying & pasting from their PDFs? What about printing?

I always avoided theirs, due to the frankly laughable prices, but at the moment they're almost reasonable. Almost. So I thought I'd pick up maybe one, or even two, provided they have copy/paste/print functionality inbuilt.

Yea? Nay?

 

[Voadam]

I agree with the OP.

Just a quick question on this topic, though: does WotC allow copying & pasting from their PDFs? What about printing?

I always avoided theirs, due to the frankly laughable prices, but at the moment they're almost reasonable. Almost. So I thought I'd pick up maybe one, or even two, provided they have copy/paste/print functionality inbuilt.

Yea? Nay?

I've only bought WotC's ones when they've been on sale.

Full clean copy and print functionality. I got spell compendium for this feature alone and it has been very useful (well the search function is actually awesome as well).

 

[Vigilance]

If you own the PDF and want to have a printed copy available for the session for personal use (group included) then I think thats OK, no breach of Copy rights.

But yer posting it to another is BAD!

Eh, depends on what he's posting and where.

Full text on a web site or PtP server? Totally uncool.

On the other hand, the specific example he listed, providing feats to players, is something I'm ok with, and I think most people would as well.

I mean, if he stripped out the feat's flavor text/description (which might be product identity), and added a OGL at the last page of every feat selection, it would be 100% by the rules.

So I personally don't see the value in making someone jump through hoops to provide a player with a few feats.

 

[csmaros]

This is a bit specific, but hopefully will help others...

Some PDFs are listed as everything allowed under security, but when I try to copy and paste (or even save as...text), it comes out gibberish.

An example of this are the Thieves' World conversions for True20 at "http://true20.com/support/". I just want some of those for use in my setting. (But yeah, I have the TW PB/GM books, too )

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Back on topic, other then the $4.95 old TSR stuff, being able to cut & paste at will is really nice.

 

[Emryys]

Being able to C'n'P is a godsend for online play... I just couldn't imagine typing all the stuff I would need during a session

 

[Scribble]

I agree with the OP.

Just a quick question on this topic, though: does WotC allow copying & pasting from their PDFs? What about printing?

I always avoided theirs, due to the frankly laughable prices, but at the moment they're almost reasonable. Almost. So I thought I'd pick up maybe one, or even two, provided they have copy/paste/print functionality inbuilt.

Yea? Nay?

Yeah... and WOTC always says the price is because of paper costs...