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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnLynch" data-source="post: 6814341" data-attributes="member: 6749563">If the devious author tried to sell the content outside of a WotC approved venue, WotC would be able to send a cease and desist letter. If the author continued to sell it WotC could threaten to take them to court. If the devious author continued to sell the content WotC would have to decide if enforcing it's license is worth the cost of going to court.Once in a courtroom it is irrelevant what the license actually says by the black and white ink. All that matters is what the judge says the license says. You can try to rules lawyer a judge by speaking of technicalities, but lawyers aren't exactly the most technologically savvy people, and judges are (older and thus) worse. All WotC's lawyer has to do is print out the offending document, show it to a judge and it's then up to the devious author to convince the judge that what he or she is reading is in fact an image and not writing. Assuming the devious author took the time to fly to Seattle and appear before the Court.I'm fairly certain it wouldn't go well for the devious author at all and they would be punished monetarily as a result. Assuming they didn't take the time to setup a corporation (and given WotC requires people's personal accounts be used I don't know if a corporation could even protect the author) WotC could very well bankrupt the person. Anyone thinking of playing shenanigans with copyright would be advised to speak with a lawyer. $500 up front is a darn sight cheaper than selling your house to pay WotC's court fees.</blockquote>

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