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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9626263" data-attributes="member: 18182">Maybe. Probably. Still a mistake that WotC decided needed fixing.The BG3 mod did violate WotC's fan policy, they were in the legal right to send the DMCA take-down. They likely had a third-party company doing the DMCA checking, but we don't know for sure. Doesn't matter really. It's certainly possible that WotC's reaction is after-the-fact, likely even, but also possible that this is not a decision they would have made if they were being more careful. WotC/Hasbro is a big company, and for the right hand not to know what the left hand is doing is not surprising.But really, does it matter? Is WotC acting out of malice or lack of concern for fans and the community, or are they just trying to navigate a complicated situation of folks using their IP without permission in fan projects? Is WotC making stupid mistakes or just mistakes? Are they acting in a manner worse then other, similar companies?How does this negatively affect me? How does this affect the fan community? Not much, IMO.Where you fall on that is a personal choice, of course. But for me . . . there is no evidence WotC is acting out of malice or unconcern for others. There is no evidence they are acting significantly differently from other media companies in today's online environment. WotC screwed up, got called out on it, and then quickly fixed the problem.Good enough for me. I'm going to still purchase that dragon anthology later this year, and the Forgotten Realms books too. Gonna keep my DDB subscription active also. If others make different choices . . . okay.</blockquote>

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