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<blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 4832038" data-attributes="member: 13107">IMO, this is bad advice.&nbsp; Working for a very major corporation, and having mandatory yearly education on this sort of stuff, generally, when in doubt, the first step is to stop and consult the legal team.In this case, I don't think Mr. Rouse's posting is sufficient to present the WotC policy.&nbsp; I would be careful until the online agreement and until the posted policy on the website are updated.&nbsp; Mr. Rouse's posting is a positive sign, but until there is an update that is clearly from the WotC legal team, some care should be used.&nbsp; (I'm actually surprised at the posting the Mr Rouse has made: That could put WotC in some danger, and is the sort of statement that usually has to be put through legal clearances.&nbsp; I can't tell if that has been done.&nbsp; If it has, my apologies.&nbsp; In this case, absent a very clear statement that the policy has legal approval, I can't accept it as a definitive statement.&nbsp; Also, this is an area where you really don't want multiple streams of statements.&nbsp; That muddies the water where you want very clear policies.)Basically, I'm looking for an official statement that appears on the WotC website that can be provided through a link.[PostScript: Under the DMCA, a Cease and Desist is not nearly the worst case scenario.]Thx!TomB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tomBitonti, post: 4832038, member: 13107"] IMO, this is bad advice. Working for a [i]very[/i] major corporation, and having mandatory yearly education on this sort of stuff, generally, when in doubt, the first step is to [b]stop[/b] and consult the legal team. In this case, I don't think Mr. Rouse's posting is sufficient to present the WotC policy. I would be careful until the online agreement and until the posted policy on the website are updated. Mr. Rouse's posting is a positive sign, but until there is an update that is clearly from the WotC legal team, some care should be used. (I'm actually surprised at the posting the Mr Rouse has made: That could put WotC in some danger, and is the sort of statement that usually has to be put through legal clearances. I can't tell if that has been done. If it has, my apologies. In this case, absent a very clear statement that the policy has legal approval, I can't accept it as a definitive statement. Also, this is an area where you really don't want multiple streams of statements. That muddies the water where you want very clear policies.) Basically, I'm looking for an official statement that appears on the WotC website that can be provided through a link. [PostScript: Under the DMCA, a Cease and Desist is not nearly the worst case scenario.] Thx! TomB [/QUOTE]

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