Goodman Games Releasing 4e Adventures Prior to October 1st

[GMSkarka]

yeah but that way lies madness and tons and tons of wasted money.

By following existing laws? Um....OK.....

Sorry, but no. You're quite mistaken.

Copyright law is very specific, especially in this category.

 

[xechnao]

Oh no, this is just speculation on my part. Like treebore said, Goodman is a smart guy and I dont doubt for a second he would do somethings as foolish as try to publish without a license or go against a GSL arrangement.

So the only option left is a special license.

Then again I could be wrong, and this Agust could be very interesting.

That he is not stupid means that he knows to cover his ass and not to expose himself in stupid risks. And perhaps he knows more things than you and has more options than what you are saying here. Don't you doubt your own knowledge of options?
If this knowledge was so common ground treebore wouldn't praise him of his intelligence, would he?

 

[Filcher]

Regardless of how I'm just stoked that it will be ....... and in time for Gen Con, too. Only so many times we can run the Wizards adventures.

The cover to Dragora's Dungeon is a nice touch. Clyde Caldwell is the man.

 

[GMSkarka]

Regardless of how I'm just stoked that it will be

Agreed. Those look like they're going to be great.

 

[Treebore]

Or existing US Copyright law, supported by multiple verdicts in case law....

Shhhh! Only lawyers can post about Copyright law and have any chance of being believed! Reading the laws for yourself doesn't count!

 

[Amphimir Míriel]

By following existing laws? Um....OK.....

Sorry, but no. You're quite mistaken.

Copyright law is very specific, especially in this category.

Even by having existing laws on your side, a small gaming company has a lot to lose by taunting Hasbro into a protracted legal battle.

I am also of the opinion that this is more likely the result of a licensing agreement

 

[Treebore]

By following existing laws? Um....OK.....

Sorry, but no. You're quite mistaken.

Copyright law is very specific, especially in this category.

Are you a lawyer? Who actually knows copyright law? Or are you like me and just read laws for yourself?

Just asking because I was recently disregarded because I am not a lawyer, and I am apparently too stupid to understand things when I read them.

I learned long ago that just because someone is in the "profession" in no way guarantees they know what they are talking about, so I do my own research. I ask my own questions.

 

[GMSkarka]

Even by having existing laws on your side, a small gaming company has a lot to lose by taunting Hasbro into a protracted legal battle.

Contrary to what gamers might think, corporations are usually smart enough not to bring suit when the law is clearly against them, not to mention literally dozens of previously-ruled cases.

Usually, these things result in nastygrams, in the hopes that a less-than-informed small businessman will just fold. Actual suits are rare, and usually brought about in specific examples where they believe there are provisions in the case that lie outside of existing law.

 

[GMSkarka]

Are you a lawyer? Who actually knows copyright law? Or are you like me and just read laws for yourself?

No, Yes and No.

No, I'm not a lawyer. I'm a publisher who has fought such cases before, and an industry consultant who has been called in the past as an expert witness in IP lawsuits.

My opinions are based on my own experience, as well as the results of spending the past week in consultation with my lawyer regarding this specific topic.

 

[Holy Bovine]

Regardless of how I'm just stoked that it will be ....... and in time for Gen Con, too. Only so many times we can run the Wizards adventures.

The cover to Dragora's Dungeon is a nice touch. Clyde Caldwell is the man.

I agree with this! I read the freebie they gave out on Free RPG Day and it is great! Punjar sounds like a fun town