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<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 4658143" data-attributes="member: 17969">Khairn, what you don't seem to realize is that logo and the power card text ARE the WotC IP we're talking about.&nbsp; ENWorld doesn't &quot;attract users using WotC IP&quot; because they don't have that kind of stuff on here.Putting up nifty character sheets as detailed and useful as the ones Ema had isn't illegal.&nbsp; Having a character generator isn't illegal, even if you charge for it.&nbsp; Ema could have provided services and content substantially similar to what he actually provided and stayed well within the bounds of law (or at minimum, in a light enough gray area that he wouldn't have gotten a C&amp;D letter).But instead, Ema chose to use WotC trademarked logos and trade dress when designing his character sheets, rather than creating his own artwork.&nbsp; He copied spell summaries directly from the books when he could have easily created his own.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 4658143, member: 17969"] Khairn, what you don't seem to realize is that logo and the power card text ARE the WotC IP we're talking about. ENWorld doesn't "attract users using WotC IP" because they don't have that kind of stuff on here. Putting up nifty character sheets as detailed and useful as the ones Ema had isn't illegal. Having a character generator isn't illegal, even if you charge for it. Ema could have provided services and content substantially similar to what he actually provided and stayed well within the bounds of law (or at minimum, in a light enough gray area that he wouldn't have gotten a C&D letter). But instead, Ema chose to use WotC trademarked logos and trade dress when designing his character sheets, rather than creating his own artwork. He copied spell summaries directly from the books when he could have easily created his own. [/QUOTE]

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