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<blockquote data-quote="wlmartin" data-source="post: 5672569" data-attributes="member: 6679380"><p>Firstly, I saw this message in my daily digest and since the Category was "Wizards of the Coast" and the subject was "Irritated at WOTC" it looked like a comment on a statement from Wizards telling people they dislike their abbreviated moniker. I thought that was a funny thought.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rightly so, good on WotC</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wizards are a business just like any other. Their product goes out on license to those they trust to use it correctly and paying the correct dues.</p><p></p><p>If you wrote a novel and it was a success earning you £10,000 royalties a month, something you begin to get used to and then all of a sudden someone comes along and copies your entire book into a computer game.</p><p></p><p>Then that is theft of your intellectual property and I doubt that you would be so keen to protect the activities of those individuals taking away from your ideas. </p><p></p><p>Now lets say that the company that ripped you off made NO MONEY or you yourself made little or NO MONEY from the idea... that is like someone who steals a priceless painting from your house or a worthless photo of you and your pet... theft is theft!</p><p></p><p>I do appreciate that there is an opportunity for WotC to work with this 3rd party company however they may choose not to for many reasons including that they could be coming up with something similar, they don't like or trust the company to handle their license or plainly because they dont want to.</p><p></p><p>I am happy and gratified that there are legal protections on WotC Intellectual Property because for all the cases like this that some people may get behind jeering at WotC, regardless of their position on it... there are 100 more behind the scenes that if not quashed end up stealing away from the WotC fan base and their profits.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I love D&D</p><p>I love that there is a company after TSR that is passionate about bringing new D&D content to us (no matter how slow it may be) and support the game. The second that becomes unproffitable, the content shrinks and eventually goes away for good and the only way that is staved off is by smart business practices that make them wads of cash.</p><p></p><p>So... IMHO, Wizards making money = A good thing...</p><p>People that get in the way of them making money = A bad thing...</p><p></p><p>Nuff said!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wlmartin, post: 5672569, member: 6679380"] Firstly, I saw this message in my daily digest and since the Category was "Wizards of the Coast" and the subject was "Irritated at WOTC" it looked like a comment on a statement from Wizards telling people they dislike their abbreviated moniker. I thought that was a funny thought. Rightly so, good on WotC Wizards are a business just like any other. Their product goes out on license to those they trust to use it correctly and paying the correct dues. If you wrote a novel and it was a success earning you £10,000 royalties a month, something you begin to get used to and then all of a sudden someone comes along and copies your entire book into a computer game. Then that is theft of your intellectual property and I doubt that you would be so keen to protect the activities of those individuals taking away from your ideas. Now lets say that the company that ripped you off made NO MONEY or you yourself made little or NO MONEY from the idea... that is like someone who steals a priceless painting from your house or a worthless photo of you and your pet... theft is theft! I do appreciate that there is an opportunity for WotC to work with this 3rd party company however they may choose not to for many reasons including that they could be coming up with something similar, they don't like or trust the company to handle their license or plainly because they dont want to. I am happy and gratified that there are legal protections on WotC Intellectual Property because for all the cases like this that some people may get behind jeering at WotC, regardless of their position on it... there are 100 more behind the scenes that if not quashed end up stealing away from the WotC fan base and their profits. I love D&D I love that there is a company after TSR that is passionate about bringing new D&D content to us (no matter how slow it may be) and support the game. The second that becomes unproffitable, the content shrinks and eventually goes away for good and the only way that is staved off is by smart business practices that make them wads of cash. So... IMHO, Wizards making money = A good thing... People that get in the way of them making money = A bad thing... Nuff said!! [/QUOTE]
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