... I disagree that they aren't harmed, and here's why: You are violating the author, via violating their rights. They, their authorized representatives...
... You disagree, but the first real example you gave is a situation in which the author says "piracy" and you say "not piracy". Meanwhile, if it went to...
Hi all, A couple of snippets below I wanted to comment on... 1. WotC's "no official PDF policy" has a lot of various reasons. It is worth noting that the...
Yes, the discussion is helpful. Thanks! ... -- Patrick Benson My web sites: http://www.SinisterForces.com http://www.YouMeetInATavern.com [Non-text portions...
... I disagree. Most of Hero's value (and GURPS for that matter) is in the non-core-rules. For Hero, for example, their prime product is not "The Hero System...
Yes, there is a flaw in the candy bar example if you assume that that store owner and the candy maker are not one entity. For the purpose of the example let's...
... er... I was also going to say: To address the other part of the question: should the people who write core rules get paid? The sale of supplements/etc....
In regards to businesses just accepting losses due to piracy as part of their business model, well that is one way to react to the situation but is it the best...
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Patrick Benson - SinisterForces < ... When WotC announced their pulling of PDF's and never doing them again because of...
... Yeah. That makes sense. About as much sense as raping a person because they wanted to go through that awkward talking to you part before having sex. I...
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 14:35, PatrickB ... The only other issue I have is that e-book formats should be cheaper than dead tree formats. Amazon.com has a...
I've been following the conversation and I think I can finally get my opinion down and make it readable and clear. The issue comes down to rights. There are a...
... One thing that applies to all of these Intellectual Property (IP) issues is that IP isn't an intuitive concept, in the same way that money being different...
shaneknysh - Very well put. The DRM is nonsense. It does not work. I also vote with my wallet, and I do not buy DRM protected products. I also don't buy...
Lupestro - I believe that people are capable of understanding the differences, and that the moral argument still holds. Just because new technologies emerge...
... If you can't make a _moral_ argument for easily-copied intellectual property that is intuitively compelling in the world of _things_, then its legal status...
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 15:35, Patrick Benson - SinisterForces ... To be clear, I was not advocating that it is "not a crime*" when I said that the best...
... Respectfully, Patrick, I don't think it is so simple as people simply not wanting to do the right thing and I wasn't suggesting that they are stupid. ...
... I've heard this from a lot of people, especially "free culture" types (I know, funny coming from a guy who's all about open licenses). Since it doesn't...
What gets me is why some game companies are afraid of e-book versions. I have big reservations about buying paper books these days. I want my content, and I...
... It's not done yet, but I'll be picking up the pace on it after Christmas. I fully intend to release an E-book version of it as well as a physical version,...
... See? That's bad ass... You offer a 'Free' scaled down version, but make folks pay if they want extras. I'll be looking out for your PDF. You putting it...
I wasn't saying that rape and pirating are the same thing, and I knew that you were being ironic. My point is that can't justify your crime because the...
... There you go. You think that's hard core? Wait'll you see what I do with my supers universe. ... It'll be on RPGNow. But, to quote game show announcers,...
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Patrick Benson - SinisterForces < ... I see what you're saying. Thanks. Yes, I just don't buy DVD's anymore. I stream...
... I still buy CDs, because even though iTunes gives out non-DRM music, I like to rip music to FLAC for archival purposes. And I can't use iTunes, since I ...
... I'm with you up to here. ... But not here. When it comes to RPGs these days, if what I want isn't available in electronic format, I probably wont buy it...
HI Bryan, The answer to why some game companies are afraid of e-book versions: While some are concerned about upsetting retailers and distributors, the vast...
