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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8917970" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>If you've got all the freedom and permanence in the world, isn't any compromise by definition an assault on what you -have-?</p><p></p><p>Not "Had in the Past". Have -now-.</p><p></p><p>If you built your livelihood off making content for D&D, with a fanbase and a patreon and kickstarters and a webstore, and whatever... wouldn't you see someone who has decided to randomly go all Darth Vader and "Alter the Agreement" that is going to either undermine your business or outright destroy it, based on whether you bend the knee, as the bad guy?</p><p></p><p>Like. Knowing that not only are they trying to do it -now- but could also do it at -any- time in the future... could you reasonably sign on to that contract to give up what you have to gain nothing but the possibility of future harm to yourself and your company..?</p><p></p><p>Businesses require stability. 3rd party publishers need to know they can do their business without randomly getting a new one-sided contract they have no choice but to sign.</p><p></p><p>There's no give and take, here. There is only give. That's not compromise.</p><p></p><p>Which, y'know. Fine. They're gonna do what they're gonna do. All I can do is tell them "No. 1.0a is permanent, irrevocable, and any compromise from that is a nonstarter." And then regardless of what they decide... I'll be publishing under ORC or CC or whatever else.</p><p></p><p>Because WotC cannot be trusted to hold to their agreements. When it suits them, they'll change the rules. They've now shown that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8917970, member: 6796468"] If you've got all the freedom and permanence in the world, isn't any compromise by definition an assault on what you -have-? Not "Had in the Past". Have -now-. If you built your livelihood off making content for D&D, with a fanbase and a patreon and kickstarters and a webstore, and whatever... wouldn't you see someone who has decided to randomly go all Darth Vader and "Alter the Agreement" that is going to either undermine your business or outright destroy it, based on whether you bend the knee, as the bad guy? Like. Knowing that not only are they trying to do it -now- but could also do it at -any- time in the future... could you reasonably sign on to that contract to give up what you have to gain nothing but the possibility of future harm to yourself and your company..? Businesses require stability. 3rd party publishers need to know they can do their business without randomly getting a new one-sided contract they have no choice but to sign. There's no give and take, here. There is only give. That's not compromise. Which, y'know. Fine. They're gonna do what they're gonna do. All I can do is tell them "No. 1.0a is permanent, irrevocable, and any compromise from that is a nonstarter." And then regardless of what they decide... I'll be publishing under ORC or CC or whatever else. Because WotC cannot be trusted to hold to their agreements. When it suits them, they'll change the rules. They've now shown that. [/QUOTE]
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