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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8903028" data-attributes="member: 18">No.Absolutely you are not.This is the illusion that GW v CHS shattered. Have you read the case? I can explain it briefly if you like.No.That's not how IP law works. It's not just a win/lose binary like criminal law tends to be. You'll win/lose on various specific IP issues.That's why the &quot;big guy&quot; has a ton to lose. Because it's not a win/lose binary, it's rolling a dice repeatedly over and over and over. You will lose some of them.Yes, I do.The only question is WotC dumb enough to try what GW and TSR tried before them? All signs point to yes. But for WotC, this is really an &quot;The only way to win is to not play&quot; situation. It's Mutually Assured Destruction situation. Could they sink a smaller company (not Paizo)? Yes, probably, but not before WotC themselves took critical IP damage to the D&amp;D IP.You need to account for the fact that is an issue that impacts a lot of people, so legal crowdfunding is nearly guaranteed unless you're like, Justin LaNasa or something, modern courts aren't the same suckers for being pushed around by corporations that older courts were, and this would definitely be all over the gaming news, causing a massive stink for WotC.WotC might say &quot;We're not willing to talk about ongoing litigation&quot; but guess what? The other side's views will certainly be promulgated, to WotC's chargrin. You want clicks? WotC just provided you with millions of free clicks. Oh and you're linking to the legal crowdfunder? Now people think you're a good guy as well as giving you clicks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8903028, member: 18"] No. Absolutely you are not. This is the illusion that GW v CHS shattered. Have you read the case? I can explain it briefly if you like. No. That's not how IP law works. It's not just a win/lose binary like criminal law tends to be. You'll win/lose on various specific IP issues. That's why the "big guy" has a ton to lose. Because it's not a win/lose binary, it's rolling a dice repeatedly over and over and over. You will lose some of them. Yes, I do. The only question is WotC dumb enough to try what GW and TSR tried before them? All signs point to yes. But for WotC, this is really an "The only way to win is to not play" situation. It's Mutually Assured Destruction situation. Could they sink a smaller company (not Paizo)? Yes, probably, but not before WotC themselves took critical IP damage to the D&D IP. You need to account for the fact that is an issue that impacts a lot of people, so legal crowdfunding is nearly guaranteed unless you're like, Justin LaNasa or something, modern courts aren't the same suckers for being pushed around by corporations that older courts were, and this would definitely be all over the gaming news, causing a massive stink for WotC. WotC might say "We're not willing to talk about ongoing litigation" but guess what? The other side's views will certainly be promulgated, to WotC's chargrin. You want clicks? WotC just provided you with millions of free clicks. Oh and you're linking to the legal crowdfunder? Now people think you're a good guy as well as giving you clicks. [/QUOTE]

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