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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4028871" data-attributes="member: 2732">And yet, there's still no rebuttal for it.Yes there is.While there is such a thing as progress, it doesn't mean that you can't try to protect industries or the livelyhood of people.  Entertainment industries like the music business, movies, television, books, and video games can continue.  Some of it will require adaptation, some will require DRM (of a type that doesn't interfere with people's enjoyment, like Valve's Steam or Apple's FairPlay, some will require laws that actually punish people who steal, some will require education.  People always assume DRM will never work while all their stuff will be encrypted and anonymous and completely protected.  It's a false statement, and shows short-sighted thinking on their part.  People who state "the market should adapt", never usually condemn people who steal this stuff.  It shows their moral caliber.I have no problem condemning the actions of people who rip the content, because they aren't thinking of the creators.  Now, the OGL allows this, but I still think it's shady.  If you truly cared about the game, you'd support the writers, because payment is the incentive for them to create.But those that attempt to use the OGL and pre-existing content to end-run the GSL and produce 4e compatible modules--well, don't expect me to say kind words about those people.  "Unethical thief" is what I'd have to say.  There's really no moral defense for doing that, Alzrius, if there's an existing license that gives you the leeway to create derivative products.</blockquote>

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