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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4658474" data-attributes="member: 18182">Now you're being silly (to put it kindly), and you know it.&nbsp; WotC would be well within their rights to contact ENWorld and ask for all pieces of WotC owned artwork to be removed . . . . but they haven't, and won't, because they are smart enough to realize this would do them no good, serve no real purpose, and would be hard to track across all the fansites that also use snippets of WotC artwork.Ema used WotC IP in a similar way for years and WotC didn't do anything about it until now.&nbsp; Why now?&nbsp; Because Ema went beyond just using logos, artwork, and trade dress, he created a character generator that used complete text (the IP we are all arguing about) and directly competes with WotC's own products . . . the Character Builder AND the physical books the material was taken from.Ema was not a villian, but he crossed a line that rightfully got his site shut down.&nbsp; You wonder what this means for other fans and companies thinking about supporting 4e?&nbsp; It's dead simple really.&nbsp; If you are charging for a product (whether you turn a profit in the end or not), follow the GSL and you'll be fine.&nbsp; If you are a fangroup wanting to put up a website full of tools, don't include the full text of WotC's IP and don't use the official logos.&nbsp; It boggles me how hard this is for some to see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4658474, member: 18182"] Now you're being silly (to put it kindly), and you know it. WotC would be well within their rights to contact ENWorld and ask for all pieces of WotC owned artwork to be removed . . . . but they haven't, and won't, because they are smart enough to realize this would do them no good, serve no real purpose, and would be hard to track across all the fansites that also use snippets of WotC artwork. Ema used WotC IP in a similar way for years and WotC didn't do anything about it until now. Why now? Because Ema went beyond just using logos, artwork, and trade dress, he created a character generator that used complete text (the IP we are all arguing about) and directly competes with WotC's own products . . . the Character Builder AND the physical books the material was taken from. Ema was not a villian, but he crossed a line that rightfully got his site shut down. You wonder what this means for other fans and companies thinking about supporting 4e? It's dead simple really. If you are charging for a product (whether you turn a profit in the end or not), follow the GSL and you'll be fine. If you are a fangroup wanting to put up a website full of tools, don't include the full text of WotC's IP and don't use the official logos. It boggles me how hard this is for some to see. [/QUOTE]

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