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<blockquote data-quote="DarkWhite" data-source="post: 521958" data-attributes="member: 9027">Hey Beastman, as you state, there is a swag of WotC splatbook data posted on on e-Tools Repository.&nbsp; By the letter of the Licence, WotC could request the removal of any content that isn't released under the SRD, and they frequently do, with regard to third-party software.&nbsp; However, with regards to their own e-Tools product, it would seem they use their discretion to allow these files, as it serves the purpose of promoting their e-Tools product.&nbsp; Kenzer, having published under special agreement with WotC, *might* also fall into this category .. let's hope!So to answer Smetzger's quesion, why does e-Tools get special treatment?&nbsp; Because they're owned by the same company!Still, it might be nice for more fans to actually ask the publisher's permission, or even offer their e-Tools file for posting on the publisher's website as a web enhancement for their products.&nbsp; Some publishers might actually welcome such an initiative.&nbsp; Other third-party developers have approached other companies to include their content in their programs with mixed reactions, I believe.&nbsp; At least posting on Kenzer's own message boards should alert the company that these files exist.&nbsp; This is a good thing.Sorry, Cougar is right .. I didn't mean to imply that ENWorld necessarily &quot;promotes&quot; links here .. rather &quot;reports&quot;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="DarkWhite, post: 521958, member: 9027"] Hey Beastman, as you state, there is a swag of WotC splatbook data posted on on e-Tools Repository. By the letter of the Licence, WotC could request the removal of any content that isn't released under the SRD, and they frequently do, with regard to third-party software. However, with regards to their own e-Tools product, it would seem they use their discretion to allow these files, as it serves the purpose of promoting their e-Tools product. Kenzer, having published under special agreement with WotC, *might* also fall into this category .. let's hope! So to answer Smetzger's quesion, why does e-Tools get special treatment? Because they're owned by the same company! Still, it might be nice for more fans to actually ask the publisher's permission, or even offer their e-Tools file for posting on the publisher's website as a web enhancement for their products. Some publishers might actually welcome such an initiative. Other third-party developers have approached other companies to include their content in their programs with mixed reactions, I believe. At least posting on Kenzer's own message boards should alert the company that these files exist. This is a good thing. Sorry, Cougar is right .. I didn't mean to imply that ENWorld necessarily "promotes" links here .. rather "reports" ;) [/QUOTE]

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