Ema's RPG Sheet Website down...

[thecasualoblivion]

A stupid question. The GSL is incompatible with the service Ema was offering right? Can anyone explain?

I'm not a GSL expert, but it basically allows you to create your own content for use with 4E and forbids reprinting most existing content(I'm positive it forbids reprinting power and ritual descriptions, which Ema's Character Manager did). There is also no GSL in place for websites and software, though there may be in the future.

 

[xechnao]

I see. Thanks

 

[Keefe the Thief]

I was afraid this was gonna happen. Combine the wotc-content with the pay-service, and you had a perfect situation for a C&D. I´m still surprised that Wizards didnt act earlier. Sad thing. I hope Ema comes out of this.

Now to check the different fora on the internet. There are, after all, many people who are right now sharpening their knives over this. T$R and all that silly stuff...

 

[Aus_Snow]

If it was Ema's decision to shut down *the entire site*, well that's a shame. Ongoing costs, I suppose.

If it was WotC's. . . nah. 'Nuff said.

 

[xechnao]

Now that I come to think of it is it not technically illegal to have downloaded from that site copyrighted content?

 

[Baumi]

That character-creation sites get closed is nothing new, TSR did it, WOTC did it in 3E and now in 4E it's the same. While I find it sad that some great resources get lost, I do understand why it is done and I am therefore not angry about it.

Anyway I just came in to this treat to THANK EMA for helping me out for years with my 3E Characters and I hope that his future works are as awesome as his Sheets were!

 

[Jack99]

Now that I come to think of it is it not technically illegal to have downloaded from that site copyrighted content?

Pretty sure it is.

 

[Shadowsong666]

Pretty sure it is.

And they will sue you.
Come on - no one really cares what you downloaded and did on that site. There won't be anyone knocking at your door for having used ema's site.

 

[Jack99]

And they will sue you.
Come on - no one really cares what you downloaded and did on that site. There won't be anyone knocking at your door for having used ema's site.

Of course not. But the question was if it was illegal to download those things.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Your Sheets will be missed.​