D&D General 'DM Clockwork Dragon' offers pirated D&D stuff on his Patreon account

[Morrus]

I saw this on Twitter, and Geek Native has covered it well:

Public outcry over pirated RPG content results in Patreon suspension

Nearly 100 people backed a Patreon campaign to distribute copyrighted gaming material.

www.geeknative.com

Sebastian McCoy (DM Clockwork Dragon)'s Patreon was noticed by @FNDungeonMom on Twitter.

 

[Storyteller Hero]

Considering how stealing and selling pirated DMsGuild content is also stealing from WotC, owned by mega-corporation Hasbro (they take a cut of every sale), I don't think this Clockwork guy has a very bright future ahead of him.

 

[darjr]

What a complete jerk!

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

According to the article,

"I’m aware that there are proper channels that exist for redistributing content as a library, And I plan to pursue those. I will also likely make it possible for people to donate to the library once it is established, either in the form of content they have produced, or in the form of money to help pay for whatever licensure or so forth that will be required."

I have a hard time believing anyone would trust him after this.

 

[Harzel]

I'm not eager to judge his fundamental character. It looks like he has talked himself into thinking that he understands copyright law well enough to give himself advice (which just happens to align with what he wants to be true); as they say, he has a fool for a client. Dunning and Kruger strike again. But who knows; if he cleans up his act, maybe he'll produce some good stuff.