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<blockquote data-quote="mxyzplk" data-source="post: 4659142" data-attributes="member: 16450">So what is ENWorld's exposure in this?Without a decent fan site policy and revised GSL, it's a bit tenuous.- ENWorld posts character sheets and power cards, including some power cards with FR IP (see downloads section under that hot little succubus).- ENWorld charges for community supporter accounts.- Where do blogs/wikis/etc stop and &quot;software&quot; begin?&nbsp; Do you think that's obvious to a 65-year-old judge in Texas somewhere?- the avatar icons are really the least of it.And, of course, in any kind of community site with blogs, forums, wikis - it's very hard to control what people post.&nbsp; The problem with the corp-friendly IP laws we live under is that *legally*, they could shut ENWorld down tomorrow.&nbsp; It's just a fact of life.&nbsp; There's enough &quot;IP infringement&quot; here that at a bare minimum it would go into litigation long enough to completely bankrupt the site.So until and unless WotC publishes a real policy - which really isn't in their best interests to do as it constrains them - you should just get comfortable with &quot;any site that even mentions 'Dungeons &amp; Dragons' is existing at Hasbro's whim.&quot;&nbsp; Yes you, random blogger who just published a 4e version of Santa Claus for Christmas.&nbsp; But don't worry - we're at the very bottom of their priority list.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mxyzplk, post: 4659142, member: 16450"] So what is ENWorld's exposure in this? Without a decent fan site policy and revised GSL, it's a bit tenuous. - ENWorld posts character sheets and power cards, including some power cards with FR IP (see downloads section under that hot little succubus). - ENWorld charges for community supporter accounts. - Where do blogs/wikis/etc stop and "software" begin? Do you think that's obvious to a 65-year-old judge in Texas somewhere? - the avatar icons are really the least of it. And, of course, in any kind of community site with blogs, forums, wikis - it's very hard to control what people post. The problem with the corp-friendly IP laws we live under is that *legally*, they could shut ENWorld down tomorrow. It's just a fact of life. There's enough "IP infringement" here that at a bare minimum it would go into litigation long enough to completely bankrupt the site. So until and unless WotC publishes a real policy - which really isn't in their best interests to do as it constrains them - you should just get comfortable with "any site that even mentions 'Dungeons & Dragons' is existing at Hasbro's whim." Yes you, random blogger who just published a 4e version of Santa Claus for Christmas. But don't worry - we're at the very bottom of their priority list. [/QUOTE]

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