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<blockquote data-quote="SableWyvern" data-source="post: 107424" data-attributes="member: 1008">Without asking for it, or even knowing that he had it, a friend gave me a CD full of pirated 2e and 3e material. I don't know if accepting and making use of that was technically illegal or not. I do know that if not for that CD, I would not have gone out and started buying 3e material. So, in this limited circumstance, WotC wins.Having said that, those who support their own piracy by saying things like they buy the stuff anyway (or even already), are missing one point: in participating in such acts of piracy, they are perpetuating the illegal market, and supporting all those who will never pay a cent for what they receive. It remains illegal. Breaking a law is not ok just because you don't think anyone is going to be hurt by your actions.Of course, as I first stated, I have received and utilised pirate material myself. I've also j-walked, driven over the speed limit, launched a para-flare in a built-up area (one of the dumbest things I've done - lucky I didn't burn a house down), provided alcohol to minors, smoked dope etc...There are many, many, things that are, rightly or wronly, accepted by society a ok, even if technically illegal. I dunno. My original point was originally meant to back turtle. All these things are illegal. Are they wrong? I think so, but I still do them (well, not all of them, but some, and others).I'm really starting to ramble, and if not incoherrent yet, will be shortly shall be, so here ends my post. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="SableWyvern, post: 107424, member: 1008"] Without asking for it, or even knowing that he had it, a friend gave me a CD full of pirated 2e and 3e material. I don't know if accepting and making use of that was technically illegal or not. I do know that if not for that CD, I would not have gone out and started buying 3e material. So, in this limited circumstance, WotC wins. Having said that, those who support their own piracy by saying things like they buy the stuff anyway (or even already), are missing one point: in participating in such acts of piracy, they are perpetuating the illegal market, and supporting all those who will never pay a cent for what they receive. It remains illegal. Breaking a law is not ok just because you don't think anyone is going to be hurt by your actions. Of course, as I first stated, I have received and utilised pirate material myself. I've also j-walked, driven over the speed limit, launched a para-flare in a built-up area (one of the dumbest things I've done - lucky I didn't burn a house down), provided alcohol to minors, smoked dope etc... There are many, many, things that are, rightly or wronly, accepted by society a ok, even if technically illegal. I dunno. My original point was originally meant to back turtle. All these things are illegal. Are they wrong? I think so, but I still do them (well, not all of them, but some, and others). I'm really starting to ramble, and if not incoherrent yet, will be shortly shall be, so here ends my post. :) [/QUOTE]

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