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<blockquote data-quote="Aus_Snow" data-source="post: 5419349" data-attributes="member: 29112"><p>Owning something that impacts thousands open thousands of people, and owning something that clearly, you know, <em>doesn't</em>? Very different set of responsibilities, etc.</p><p></p><p>IMO, and all that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is truly relevant <em>only</em> if you happen to believe that the law as it currently stands is perfect (or even useful whatsoever), in all such cases. And will work perfectly, for the common good, without favouring the exceedingly rich, etc., etc.</p><p></p><p>I do not.</p><p></p><p></p><p>While I respect - and will defend! - the rights of the <em>creators</em> of various material, goods, IP, whatever... those who simply use their tremendous purchasing power to snap it up, with *nothing* in mind above or beyond squeezing as much money as they possibly can from it, everything and everyone else be damned? Those people, I have very little time for. If there was some way I could strip them of their "rights", in many cases, I would, without any hesitation. Because (again, in many cases) they have grossly misused what is in their "custody". I see it time and time again, and to be honest, while this is not a relatively <em>major</em> case, every instance does irk me, to some degree.</p><p></p><p>Just to make it clear, I don't believe that what is legal, purely by virtue of large sums of money being exchanged, and of the way laws have been constructed, necessarily has all that much to do with what is right. Legailty does not imply sound ethics, nor morality... nor even concern for any living thing, necessarily.</p><p></p><p>Given WotC's track record, particularly in recent years, of arrogance, deceit and manipulation, well, another drop is all, I suppose.</p><p></p><p>Still, while there is perhaps some grim satisfaction in noting their desperation, the way they continue to treat their "property", and the many people connected to it in various ways, <em>does</em> bother me.</p><p></p><p>Ah, well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aus_Snow, post: 5419349, member: 29112"] Owning something that impacts thousands open thousands of people, and owning something that clearly, you know, [I]doesn't[/I]? Very different set of responsibilities, etc. IMO, and all that. This is truly relevant [I]only[/I] if you happen to believe that the law as it currently stands is perfect (or even useful whatsoever), in all such cases. And will work perfectly, for the common good, without favouring the exceedingly rich, etc., etc. I do not. While I respect - and will defend! - the rights of the [I]creators[/I] of various material, goods, IP, whatever... those who simply use their tremendous purchasing power to snap it up, with *nothing* in mind above or beyond squeezing as much money as they possibly can from it, everything and everyone else be damned? Those people, I have very little time for. If there was some way I could strip them of their "rights", in many cases, I would, without any hesitation. Because (again, in many cases) they have grossly misused what is in their "custody". I see it time and time again, and to be honest, while this is not a relatively [I]major[/I] case, every instance does irk me, to some degree. Just to make it clear, I don't believe that what is legal, purely by virtue of large sums of money being exchanged, and of the way laws have been constructed, necessarily has all that much to do with what is right. Legailty does not imply sound ethics, nor morality... nor even concern for any living thing, necessarily. Given WotC's track record, particularly in recent years, of arrogance, deceit and manipulation, well, another drop is all, I suppose. Still, while there is perhaps some grim satisfaction in noting their desperation, the way they continue to treat their "property", and the many people connected to it in various ways, [I]does[/I] bother me. Ah, well. [/QUOTE]
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