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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 4567725" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Yes, I figured that. So that's that whole line of conversation over; let's drop that, as we should have done several posts ago. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>That adventure that only has value because WotC spent millions of dollars developing a product, a system, and a brand? </p><p> </p><p>WotC is not a charity. <em>Why </em>should you be able to profit from their work? From their HUGE investment? </p><p> </p><p>I wouldn't like it if you opened "enworld.net", and copied my efforts and used my brand name to do so. </p><p> </p><p>Do you believe you should be able to sell a software package billed as "Windows 2009"? Build a car and produce it as a "BMW M8"? </p><p> </p><p>I really don't get your point here. If you want to use WotC brand name, accept the conditions under which they generously allow you to (believe me, Microsoft wouldn't allow you to do that; neither would Sony allow you to release a <em>Tomb Raider</em> game; MGM would be very annoyed if you tried to produce a new<em> Bond</em> movie; the BBC would not allow you to publish a <em>Doctor Who</em> novel).</p><p> </p><p>If you don't agree to those conditions, don't use the brand name. It's that simple. Why do you feel you have any right to the D&D brand name? How much money have <em>you</em> invested in it? If you want rights to it, start buying shares in Hasbro - buy enough, and it's yours.</p><p> </p><p>Do you honestly not understand the concept and value of a brand? The <em>vast</em> resources that go into making it a worldwide name? The need to protect that incredibly valuable asset at all costs?</p><p> </p><p>That brand name, "Dungeons & Dragons", is the most valuable thing that WotC owns. What's the most valuable thing you own? Your house? Your car? Is it OK if Scott Rouse comes and borrows it for a week? After all, he's spent <em>ages</em> working out how he want to redecorate your bedroom. How <em>dare</em> you not let him do it? He's got a great idea - pink walls, disco lights and a constant WWII air raid alarm going off at the head of the bed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 4567725, member: 1"] Yes, I figured that. So that's that whole line of conversation over; let's drop that, as we should have done several posts ago. ;) That adventure that only has value because WotC spent millions of dollars developing a product, a system, and a brand? WotC is not a charity. [I]Why [/I]should you be able to profit from their work? From their HUGE investment? I wouldn't like it if you opened "enworld.net", and copied my efforts and used my brand name to do so. Do you believe you should be able to sell a software package billed as "Windows 2009"? Build a car and produce it as a "BMW M8"? I really don't get your point here. If you want to use WotC brand name, accept the conditions under which they generously allow you to (believe me, Microsoft wouldn't allow you to do that; neither would Sony allow you to release a [I]Tomb Raider[/I] game; MGM would be very annoyed if you tried to produce a new[I] Bond[/I] movie; the BBC would not allow you to publish a [I]Doctor Who[/I] novel). If you don't agree to those conditions, don't use the brand name. It's that simple. Why do you feel you have any right to the D&D brand name? How much money have [I]you[/I] invested in it? If you want rights to it, start buying shares in Hasbro - buy enough, and it's yours. Do you honestly not understand the concept and value of a brand? The [I]vast[/I] resources that go into making it a worldwide name? The need to protect that incredibly valuable asset at all costs? That brand name, "Dungeons & Dragons", is the most valuable thing that WotC owns. What's the most valuable thing you own? Your house? Your car? Is it OK if Scott Rouse comes and borrows it for a week? After all, he's spent [I]ages[/I] working out how he want to redecorate your bedroom. How [I]dare[/I] you not let him do it? He's got a great idea - pink walls, disco lights and a constant WWII air raid alarm going off at the head of the bed. [/QUOTE]
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