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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4658458" data-attributes="member: 18182">None of the examples of WotC stealing other's IP presented in this thread carry with them even the faintest shred of evidence.&nbsp; None.The closest is the dice image from early promotional images of the D&amp;D Game Table that were originally from Fantasy Grounds.&nbsp; And, as a prior poster noted, this was an honest mistake quickly fixed once Fantasy Grounds let WotC know of the violation.If you truly do feel you have a case against WotC in regards to IP from HeroForge, I can understand if you can't go into further detail as it may become a legal matter if you so choose to pursue it.But until actual, solid proof of WotC stealing IP surfaces . . . . I can only lump it all in with the tons of silly, unreasonable WotC hate that pervades D&amp;D fansites.From what you have posted in this thread, it seems that the D&amp;D Character Builder may enjoy some parallel development to HeroForge.&nbsp; Some features of the Character Builder may even be inspired by features in HeroForge.&nbsp; But that would be a far cry from actual IP theft.&nbsp; If my company is developing an anti-virus software package, and we see a cool feature in a competitor's anti-virus package . . . . I'd come up with my own version of that very same feature to improve my own software package, that's not theft, it's healthy competition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4658458, member: 18182"] None of the examples of WotC stealing other's IP presented in this thread carry with them even the faintest shred of evidence. None. The closest is the dice image from early promotional images of the D&D Game Table that were originally from Fantasy Grounds. And, as a prior poster noted, this was an honest mistake quickly fixed once Fantasy Grounds let WotC know of the violation. If you truly do feel you have a case against WotC in regards to IP from HeroForge, I can understand if you can't go into further detail as it may become a legal matter if you so choose to pursue it. But until actual, solid proof of WotC stealing IP surfaces . . . . I can only lump it all in with the tons of silly, unreasonable WotC hate that pervades D&D fansites. From what you have posted in this thread, it seems that the D&D Character Builder may enjoy some parallel development to HeroForge. Some features of the Character Builder may even be inspired by features in HeroForge. But that would be a far cry from actual IP theft. If my company is developing an anti-virus software package, and we see a cool feature in a competitor's anti-virus package . . . . I'd come up with my own version of that very same feature to improve my own software package, that's not theft, it's healthy competition. [/QUOTE]

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