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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 7015506" data-source="post: 7797887">[USER=58197]@Dausuul[/USER] There is certainly a point in your reply, but one point to consider is, that perhaps in the past PF was already scanned/investigated by Hasbro's/WotC lawyers and perhaps they decided/concluded, that PF was playing all along the lines of the OGL/SRD = no infringement of copyright or enough possibilities to make a good base for a court case in their view back then. Just an assumption by me, but who knows?But perhaps this time they decided otherwise and sent Frylock that initial e-mail. And I don´t think they just send it and then do nothing else and let the whole affair remain unsettled. IMHO this would be an unwise decision, since it would state to the public, that their will to enforce their copyrights is more than lax. Certainly not an approach that any serious company would like to give.And coming back to PF: They certainly realized, that PF is a strong competitor to D&D. Therefore if they were not able to stop competition by (more or less) a product based on their own back then, then there might be a chance for another competitor  arising. Alas this time they will do something, especially when the reaction by Frylock is so harsh and to a certain point aggressive.I am sure, that this affair will see a courtroom to be settled. And if not, which is also a possibility, since Hasbro might say, that the costs are too high for the possible gain, well then I am eager to hear their reactions, since the djinni is already out of the bottle. One point to let it remain unsettled might be a fear of damaging their changed positive approach/reputation towards their fan base in comparison to TSR and not changing back into a bad big company that some might see in them (or other large corporations for that matter). Bad reputation also damages sales as we all know. But like said I think the affair is too widely known already to just put a blanket of silence over it. And the reaction will take some time, since I think if Hasbro/WotC is going to court over this, then they will certainly gather the best resources you can expect. Just  assumptions by me I know, but the future will tell what happens.</blockquote>

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