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<blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 4660449" data-attributes="member: 19998">It seems wrong to respond to you when you can't respond back, but I feel the need to give you my honest opinion.I agree with the basic premise that it is better for a game, any game, to have people discuss the game on the internet. More specifically, I agree with you that it is better for D&amp;D for people to discuss it on the internet.That said, it doesn't bother me that Wizards can send a cease and desist letter to every fan site on the internet. Lets say Wizards asks ENWorld to close-up shop. I can still play my game. My game isn't predicated on having ENWorld's existence. Indeed, I think that if WotC was successful in that, usenet would suddenly become a viable place to talk about rpgs again. But I digress....It is unfair that someone can have a fan website for years and then arbitrarily get a C&amp;D from WotC out of the blue. Of course, life is fundamentally unfair. It is a risk people take when using property that doesn't belong to them. When a person or a company (IP protection isn't limited to companies) owns something one the rights (though this isn't an absolute right) is the right to exclude people from using that property. Even though companies may use that right in ways I disagree with, I believe that right is important.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fanboy2000, post: 4660449, member: 19998"] It seems wrong to respond to you when you can't respond back, but I feel the need to give you my honest opinion. I agree with the basic premise that it is better for a game, any game, to have people discuss the game on the internet. More specifically, I agree with you that it is better for D&D for people to discuss it on the internet. That said, it doesn't bother me that Wizards can send a cease and desist letter to every fan site on the internet. Lets say Wizards asks ENWorld to close-up shop. I can still play my game. My game isn't predicated on having ENWorld's existence. Indeed, I think that if WotC was successful in that, usenet would suddenly become a viable place to talk about rpgs again. But I digress.... It is unfair that someone can have a fan website for years and then arbitrarily get a C&D from WotC out of the blue. Of course, life is fundamentally unfair. It is a risk people take when using property that doesn't belong to them. When a person or a company (IP protection isn't limited to companies) owns something one the rights (though this isn't an absolute right) is the right to exclude people from using that property. Even though companies may use that right in ways I disagree with, I believe that right is important. [/QUOTE]

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