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<blockquote data-quote="Xyxox" data-source="post: 4677649" data-attributes="member: 16542">What is risked is the value of the copyrights. IF you will not enforce them, then the value decreases.I will use the case described in the OP as an example.Web site &quot;A&quot; provides a free service where you, the user, can produce a PDF file of power cards you can print out. This seems innocuous, however, to accomplish this requires ~1800 separate violations of WotC copyright.Meanwhile, WotC provides the DDI service which will accomplish this same functionality and a printed product for power cards. To do this they leverage value of already existing intellectual property contained within the PHB. The value of the intellectual property is decreased&nbsp; by the existance of web stie &quot;A&quot; because web site &quot;A&quot;, in violation of WotC's copyright, is providing a free service that WotC seeks to gain revenue from in a subscription service and in a printed product.Failure to enforce the copyright in this case has risk associated with it in that the value of the intellectual property is directly and measurably decreased.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xyxox, post: 4677649, member: 16542"] What is risked is the value of the copyrights. IF you will not enforce them, then the value decreases. I will use the case described in the OP as an example. Web site "A" provides a free service where you, the user, can produce a PDF file of power cards you can print out. This seems innocuous, however, to accomplish this requires ~1800 separate violations of WotC copyright. Meanwhile, WotC provides the DDI service which will accomplish this same functionality and a printed product for power cards. To do this they leverage value of already existing intellectual property contained within the PHB. The value of the intellectual property is decreased by the existance of web stie "A" because web site "A", in violation of WotC's copyright, is providing a free service that WotC seeks to gain revenue from in a subscription service and in a printed product. Failure to enforce the copyright in this case has risk associated with it in that the value of the intellectual property is directly and measurably decreased. [/QUOTE]

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