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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4948099" data-attributes="member: 61155">I'm not sure if you read the link I posted upthread, but the gist of it is this: A fan wanted confirmation from Neil Gaiman that he was correct to be upset at the speed at which George R.R. Martin was releasing his books. The fan felt that because he had purchased the previous books, the next one should come out promptly.  Except... he had not purchased the next book. He had purchased the previous one, and he got precisely what he had paid for. Buying the one book does not leash the author to 'owe' him future updates according to the customer's demands. Similarly, buying some of WotC's books does not mean they 'owe' you free artwork on their website! Claiming that material wasn't free because you were buying some other product is completely absurd. I'm sorry, there is no way to look at this from any other viewpoint - that statement is simply incorrect.   Dude, you are absolutely free to do that. No one in this thread is saying there is anything wrong with not visiting a website that no longer offers what you are looking for! But all the ranting along the lines of how WotC has betrayed people, is morally bankrupt, is evil, etc... those have no place in this discussion. There is nothing wrong or unethical with what they have done. The customs of the past are not a straightjacket for the future.  I agree with you that keeping those galleries free would probably be the better choice, honestly. But it is their decision to make, and there is no fault in them making a different decision than the one I prefer. That is the reason people are in disagreement with you - because you seem to state that their decision is not just a poor one, but one that actively offends you. One worth swearing off all of their future product over. That they are taking away something they 'owe' you.  That is what "entitlement" means: feeling entitled to something you are not owed. You have not now or ever paid for those pieces of art. If you wish to pay for them, you have that option. If you take it, the art is yours. If not, there is no cause to complain, no justification for anger, no breach of contract or betrayal on their part. There is only a product they are offering, for which you have chosen not to pay.</blockquote>

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