D&D 5E Don't Throw 5e Away Because of Hasbro

[Distracted DM]

I will admit I'm not familiar with the issue but isn't a company entitled to protect their intellectual property if people reveal too much detail? Do you think people should be able to just share entire sections of the books?

Just to clarify, what happened was that WotC sent out preview copies to channels with some loose restrictions, pretty standard permissive stuff.

Channels made their videos and posted them, then a day or so later WotC changed the rules to be much more restrictive and sent out copyright strikes. A few days later they retracted strikes, but the damage is done. Creators spend a long time making those videos according to the original guidelines, then have to blur 90% of the video if they don't want their channel struck as per the new guidelines.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

Asking for a friend…

If I own the books…hard copies…am I allowed to make my own pdfs for personal use?

A lot of work I know but is it at least legal?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Asking for a friend…

If I own the books…hard copies…am I allowed to make my own pdfs for personal use?

A lot of work I know but is it at least legal?

That’s going to depend on what country you are in, but under UK law it’s legal to make copies for personal use only. The law is only broken if you distribute your copies.

 

[SpellObjectEnthusiast]

Asking for a friend…

If I own the books…hard copies…am I allowed to make my own pdfs for personal use?

A lot of work I know but is it at least legal?

Copyright law in the united states does not cover personal use as a specific exception.

That said, if you do not distribute whatever you make there is not any practical risk in doing so.

 

[Micah Sweet]

That’s going to depend on what country you are in, but under UK law it’s legal to make copies for personal use only. The law is only broken if you distribute your copies.

So make your copy, but please don't let anyone else see it?

I always wondered where the line was supposed to be? How can you own something if you're not allowed to copy it?

 

[mamba]

Asking for a friend…

If I own the books…hard copies…am I allowed to make my own pdfs for personal use?

A lot of work I know but is it at least legal?

might differ per country, but generally yes, that is ok as long as you keep them to yourself

 

[mamba]

How can you own something if you're not allowed to copy it?

ever tried to apply that to your car?

 

[Bill Zebub]

I always wondered where the line was supposed to be? How can you own something if you're not allowed to copy it?

Ha! "Own it"? You don't own anything anymore, you only license it.

And you probably agreed to not join class action lawsuits, and to settle any disputes through arbitration.

And if you read the really fine print you may have already agreed to be Jeff Bezos' towel boy person.

 

[Remathilis]

So make your copy, but please don't let anyone else see it?

I always wondered where the line was supposed to be? How can you own something if you're not allowed to copy it?

Copies for personal use have always been a bit morally gray, but generally accepted as long as you aren't disturbing it in a way that harms the copyright holder. Examples could include showing a Disney movie for a bunch of Kindergartners or making a burned CD of an album you item for your car (back when CDs were the primary method of listening to music). Neither is robbing the owner of potential revenue. But selling tickets to a Disney movie or giving away burned copies of an album on the street does.

 

[Micah Sweet]

ever tried to apply that to your car?

Not capable of copying a car.