They didn't "take down a fansite". They sent a C&D regarding something which, if I were to guess, was the Character Manager.
Ema's RPG Sheet Website down...
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They didn't "take down a fansite". They sent a C&D regarding something which, if I were to guess, was the Character Manager.
francisca
I got dice older than you.
OMG! Call Olbermann! WotC is clearly the worst person in the world!
BTW, can I have your D&D books?
What I find troubling is this happened right on the heels of releasing the Character Builder, which generates a character sheet.
I don't know their true motives, but the timing makes this look like WotC didn't mind Ema's site while they didn't have their act together on their DDI software. In other words, this looks like a management decision rather than just someone from legal trying to look busy.
With the GSL still not finished 9 months after the release of 4e, people have largely been playing it by ear as to how much reference to 4e will be tolerated. If Ema's site is problematic, it is getting hard to see what 3rd party published works would be safe from censure.
I was considering working on coding an app for my new Iphone for displaying 4e power cards, but I sure as heck won't now. I'm wondering if I can contribute to fan sites with 4e monsters and classes for old campaign settings (in my case Dragonlance) as well.
I don't know their true motives, but the timing makes this look like WotC didn't mind Ema's site while they didn't have their act together on their DDI software. In other words, this looks like a management decision rather than just someone from legal trying to look busy.
With the GSL still not finished 9 months after the release of 4e, people have largely been playing it by ear as to how much reference to 4e will be tolerated. If Ema's site is problematic, it is getting hard to see what 3rd party published works would be safe from censure.
I was considering working on coding an app for my new Iphone for displaying 4e power cards, but I sure as heck won't now. I'm wondering if I can contribute to fan sites with 4e monsters and classes for old campaign settings (in my case Dragonlance) as well.
Jack99
Adventurer
For 3.x?
Shadowsong666
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chriton227
Explorer
Someone probably got upset that a single fan managed to produce something useful in a small fraction of the time it took WotC to get anything up even with the massive head start WotC's internal development should have had. If WotC would have had their stuff together at launch time, there really wouldn't have been much need for a site like Ema's.
Maybe they'll realize that Ema has some skill and accomplished much more in less time than their internal team and entertain the thought of making him an offer. Or maybe their ego is just too big to accept that someone might do something better than them. After the debacle of eTools, the 3.0 character creator, and the laughable delays for DDI (how bad does your project management need to be to not know your flagship electronic product is running months if not years behind schedule in time to pull the ads from the books?), my money is on their ego, not their rationality.
Maybe they'll realize that Ema has some skill and accomplished much more in less time than their internal team and entertain the thought of making him an offer. Or maybe their ego is just too big to accept that someone might do something better than them. After the debacle of eTools, the 3.0 character creator, and the laughable delays for DDI (how bad does your project management need to be to not know your flagship electronic product is running months if not years behind schedule in time to pull the ads from the books?), my money is on their ego, not their rationality.
I wish I could say that I was shocked. But I'm not. This is the type of activity I expected once I saw how WotC was handling the GSL and their relationship with 3PP companies. EMA's is a great site, and this truly does suk.
I wonder when the spin and damage control will start.
I wonder when the spin and damage control will start.
Lonely Tylenol
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Well, actually:
According to the site operator, WotC made him take down his fansite. I think it's safe to assume they threatened legal action in the event of non-compliance. That means that they literally did "take down a fansite."emass-web.com said:
edit: Fortunately, his character sheets are still available elsewhere on the internet, and will continue to be available until people lose interest in them.
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