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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4028161" data-attributes="member: 2732">Here's my point.Basically, it is up to a content creator to license their work as they see fit.&nbsp; If Wizards wants to use a different license for 4e, more power to them.&nbsp; They are using a new license which I think most people will agree with.&nbsp; You have the right to make products under 4e under the new rules.You have the right to make products under the 3e ruleset with the OGL.You DON'T have the right to make products under 4e as part of the OGL.But it's up to the individual to decide.&nbsp; The person who rips off another person's property is not moral.&nbsp; It's the &quot;Golden Rule&quot;.&nbsp; I don't consider making a profit to be immoral.&nbsp; You bring up medicine but one product saves lives.&nbsp; I would think it wrong for a company to sit on a product while people are dying--Tamiflu had threats to reverse-engineer it when there was a rumor of a shortage during a potential pandemic.&nbsp; I can understand from that perspective.But an RPG is pure entertainment.&nbsp; There's no moral right to have &quot;Free D&amp;D&quot;.&nbsp; It's like the talk about file sharing.&nbsp; When people say artists should be paid, some people say &quot;hey, you can't stop file sharing, musicians don't have a right to an income, soon it will be people who love it just for the music&quot;.&nbsp; What a load of bull.&nbsp; Can't afford music?&nbsp; Fine, do without or seek legal means to get it.&nbsp; Don't download stuff for free.When it comes to entertainment, I follow the golden rule...&quot;Do Unto Others as You Would Have The Do Unto You&quot;.&nbsp; I wouldn't take somebody's content and put it up for free online because I wouldn't want somebody to do that to me, and even if I disagreed with the right to make a profit for my own work I want the creator to have that choice.&nbsp; 3e is Free.&nbsp; 4e is not.&nbsp; &quot;Forcing&quot; it to be Free is something I think only people with impure intent would do.&nbsp; You won't see Necromancer, Green Ronin, Paizo, Goodman Games, etc, attempt some of the stuff some people are suggesting.&nbsp; They've been run by freelancers who understand how the business works, and would follow the Golden Rule.&nbsp; And I think most fans of the products understand this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4028161, member: 2732"] Here's my point. Basically, it is up to a content creator to license their work as they see fit. If Wizards wants to use a different license for 4e, more power to them. They are using a new license which I think most people will agree with. You have the right to make products under 4e under the new rules. You have the right to make products under the 3e ruleset with the OGL. You DON'T have the right to make products under 4e as part of the OGL. But it's up to the individual to decide. The person who rips off another person's property is not moral. It's the "Golden Rule". I don't consider making a profit to be immoral. You bring up medicine but one product saves lives. I would think it wrong for a company to sit on a product while people are dying--Tamiflu had threats to reverse-engineer it when there was a rumor of a shortage during a potential pandemic. I can understand from that perspective. But an RPG is pure entertainment. There's no moral right to have "Free D&D". It's like the talk about file sharing. When people say artists should be paid, some people say "hey, you can't stop file sharing, musicians don't have a right to an income, soon it will be people who love it just for the music". What a load of bull. Can't afford music? Fine, do without or seek legal means to get it. Don't download stuff for free. When it comes to entertainment, I follow the golden rule..."Do Unto Others as You Would Have The Do Unto You". I wouldn't take somebody's content and put it up for free online because I wouldn't want somebody to do that to me, and even if I disagreed with the right to make a profit for my own work I want the creator to have that choice. 3e is Free. 4e is not. "Forcing" it to be Free is something I think only people with impure intent would do. You won't see Necromancer, Green Ronin, Paizo, Goodman Games, etc, attempt some of the stuff some people are suggesting. They've been run by freelancers who understand how the business works, and would follow the Golden Rule. And I think most fans of the products understand this. [/QUOTE]

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