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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 1122562" data-attributes="member: 533"><p>It's a case of "do as I say, not as I do." Yes, Wizards owns the trademarks (<em>D&D, d20 System,</em> and <em>d20 Modern</em>). So they can pretty much do anything with it as we do our own physical property (e.g., car). For the third-party publishers, they're given the PRIVILEGE of using their trademarks but there are ground rules to follow, ground rules that the owner does not have to abide (e.g., I can do "donut turns" on my car, but if you're behind the wheel of my car, you don't even get to "burn rubber.")</p><p></p><p>As for the moral standpoint, Wizards must take full responsibility for the products they make that they labelled <em>d20.</em> IOW, if it is a mistake, at least it is their mistake to make, no one else.</p><p></p><p>Of course, I disagree with the content policing. The QS is way too vague to determine the boundaries, but then again so are the Community Standards of Decency, unless we research and find which is the most strictest community standards on this planet.</p><p></p><p>Besides, I personally don't equate <em>D&D</em> and <em>d20</em> logos on the same level of entertainment as Walt Disney or the Children's Television Workshop, or <em>Barney<em> for that matter.</em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger REG, post: 1122562, member: 533"] It's a case of "do as I say, not as I do." Yes, Wizards owns the trademarks ([i]D&D, d20 System,[/i] and [i]d20 Modern[/i]). So they can pretty much do anything with it as we do our own physical property (e.g., car). For the third-party publishers, they're given the PRIVILEGE of using their trademarks but there are ground rules to follow, ground rules that the owner does not have to abide (e.g., I can do "donut turns" on my car, but if you're behind the wheel of my car, you don't even get to "burn rubber.") As for the moral standpoint, Wizards must take full responsibility for the products they make that they labelled [i]d20.[/i] IOW, if it is a mistake, at least it is their mistake to make, no one else. Of course, I disagree with the content policing. The QS is way too vague to determine the boundaries, but then again so are the Community Standards of Decency, unless we research and find which is the most strictest community standards on this planet. Besides, I personally don't equate [i]D&D[/i] and [i]d20[/i] logos on the same level of entertainment as Walt Disney or the Children's Television Workshop, or [i]Barney[i] for that matter.[/i][/i] [/QUOTE]
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