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<blockquote data-quote="chriton227" data-source="post: 4657167" data-attributes="member: 33263">Actually, I contacted Ema to ask about getting at least the raw data from my characters (name, descriptions, etc.) and was informed that as part of the agreement with WotC, all of the data (including my data) had been deleted.&nbsp; So apparently WotC had no problems dictating the destruction of my intellectual property while they were defending their own.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't see how WotC could have any legal standing to request the destruction of data that was in no way their intellectual property (unless they copyrighted the names Cormax, Darya, Marcus, Daja, and others).&nbsp; Delete the infringing IP? Fine.&nbsp; Delete references to spell names and copyrighted/trademarked class names (although wizard, fighter, rogue, paladin, ranger, etc. are not WotC proprietary terms)?&nbsp; Fine too.&nbsp; Delete character names, descriptions, backgrounds, data/terms like level, armor class, movement, strength, dexterity etc. that are used across a large number of games?&nbsp; That's just not kosher to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chriton227, post: 4657167, member: 33263"] Actually, I contacted Ema to ask about getting at least the raw data from my characters (name, descriptions, etc.) and was informed that as part of the agreement with WotC, all of the data (including my data) had been deleted. So apparently WotC had no problems dictating the destruction of my intellectual property while they were defending their own. I don't see how WotC could have any legal standing to request the destruction of data that was in no way their intellectual property (unless they copyrighted the names Cormax, Darya, Marcus, Daja, and others). Delete the infringing IP? Fine. Delete references to spell names and copyrighted/trademarked class names (although wizard, fighter, rogue, paladin, ranger, etc. are not WotC proprietary terms)? Fine too. Delete character names, descriptions, backgrounds, data/terms like level, armor class, movement, strength, dexterity etc. that are used across a large number of games? That's just not kosher to me. [/QUOTE]

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