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Another hit piece against Dungeons & Dragons

Started by GeekyBugle, September 17, 2022, 11:23:05 AM

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BoxCrayonTales

#165
September 28, 2022, 02:45:20 PM
I'm having a similar issue when it comes to taxonomy in my secreted world-type urban fantasy.

GhostNinja

#166
September 28, 2022, 03:52:24 PM
Have to laugh.  I wrote my blog post regarding the D&D hitpiece and even contacted the writer.  She must have sicked their consule on me because I was mean to her becaused they threatned to sue me if I didnt remove the image I used.

I changed it but the articles still stands.   Morons.
Ghostninja

Effete

#167
September 28, 2022, 05:34:21 PM
Quote from: Kerstmanneke82 on September 28, 2022, 01:13:05 PM
Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 07:10:24 AM
Quote from: Osman Gazi on September 26, 2022, 03:40:47 PM
No worries...you probably are remembering Basic, where it was the case.  At my age, it's a chore to keep anything straight.   ;D

They make a pill for that.

It works wonders.

So they say.

Oh, it's great!
I sometimes take one before shopping at Walmart in sweatpants.

I also hear it's good for whiskey-dick. No more awkward drunken one night stands.

Effete

#168
September 28, 2022, 05:37:24 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 28, 2022, 03:52:24 PM
Have to laugh.  I wrote my blog post regarding the D&D hitpiece and even contacted the writer.  She must have sicked their consule on me because I was mean to her becaused they threatned to sue me if I didnt remove the image I used.

I changed it but the articles still stands.   Morons.

Was it actually a copyright image or was it a screenshot of the article.

Because the former is a no-no, while the latter is protected under Fair Use.

GhostNinja

#169
September 28, 2022, 06:12:30 PM
Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 05:37:24 PM

Was it actually a copyright image or was it a screenshot of the article.

Because the former is a no-no, while the latter is protected under Fair Use.

It was the image from on top of the article which had no clear copyright.

I changed it to a generic D&D image and replied that it was changed and they could shove it.

It had to be the author I criticized because, while people are going to my blog I am not delusional enough to think they found it any other way or randomly.

The author is a petty little bitch and still doesn't know what she is talking about.
Ghostninja

Effete

#170
September 28, 2022, 09:37:06 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 28, 2022, 06:12:30 PM
Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 05:37:24 PM

Was it actually a copyright image or was it a screenshot of the article.

Because the former is a no-no, while the latter is protected under Fair Use.

It was the image from on top of the article which had no clear copyright.

Was it the image of the photo collage with a prominent red d20? The one that clearly says "Image: Rebecca Fassola" underneath?  :o

QuoteI changed it to a generic D&D image and replied that it was changed and they could shove it.

Which is probably copyright as well.  ::)

Lunamancer

#171
September 28, 2022, 10:14:43 PM
Quote from: Tasty_Wind on September 28, 2022, 09:51:00 AM
I don't understand this whole push to swap the term "race" with "ancestry" or "heritage". They say it's because "race" has too much real world baggage, but then replace it with synonyms.

I think it's because a large number of people genuinely don't know (or don't think of in the moment) that the use of race in the context of "the human race" is a valid use and meaning of the word. Far fewer still likely know that the term race is also used in myth and folklore. For example, the Tuatha De Danann from Irish myth is considered a supernatural race. In religious writings, the Nephilim are often referred to as a race of giants. In folklore, the different types of fairies are referred to as fairie races, identically to how it's used in D&D. Because "race" is the most precise and proper word for what it's describing in D&D.
That's my two cents anyway. Carry on, crawler.

Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito.

GhostNinja

#172
September 29, 2022, 08:40:49 AM
Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 09:37:06 PM

Was it the image of the photo collage with a prominent red d20? The one that clearly says "Image: Rebecca Fassola" underneath?  :o

Oops my bad.  It's changed anyway so its no longer an issue.  The fact that the pathetic writer of that article reported it because I hurt her feelings is still pathetic.  Snowflakes after all.

Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 09:37:06 PM
Which is probably copyright as well.  ::)

Well I did a search for free D&D style art so probably not.  Unlike the other image a pathetic tattle tail author whos feelings I hurt is the reason I got the email.  It's resolved so I am moving on.
Ghostninja

GeekyBugle

#173
September 29, 2022, 10:42:08 AM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 29, 2022, 08:40:49 AM
Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 09:37:06 PM

Was it the image of the photo collage with a prominent red d20? The one that clearly says "Image: Rebecca Fassola" underneath?  :o

Oops my bad.  It's changed anyway so its no longer an issue.  The fact that the pathetic writer of that article reported it because I hurt her feelings is still pathetic.  Snowflakes after all.

Quote from: Effete on September 28, 2022, 09:37:06 PM
Which is probably copyright as well.  ::)

Well I did a search for free D&D style art so probably not.  Unlike the other image a pathetic tattle tail author whos feelings I hurt is the reason I got the email.  It's resolved so I am moving on.

Something like this?

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Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Darkwind

#174
September 29, 2022, 10:58:54 AM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 28, 2022, 06:12:30 PM
The author is a petty little bitch and still doesn't know what she is talking about.

They all are, and they live to destroy. That Tolkein thing about "Evil cannot create" is entirely true. Their world revolves around "de-constructing" everything which basically means turning it to shit.

If you want to troll them, go crazy, but its a total waste of time & effort to me so I simply ignore.

Naburimannu

#175
September 29, 2022, 11:39:04 AM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 29, 2022, 08:40:49 AM
Well I did a search for free D&D style art so probably not.  Unlike the other image a pathetic tattle tail author whos feelings I hurt is the reason I got the email.  It's resolved so I am moving on.

If you literally searched for "free D&D style art", you did nothing to control the copyright status. That query looks at webpages that are in some sense about "free", "D&D", "style", and "art". Many of the thousands of images that come up for me when I execute that search are under copyright; you'd need to dig in pretty thoroughly to be confident you were in the right.

How you get to what you want varies between search engines. With Google, look for "Tools...", that will bring up options including "Usage Rights", and you can select "Creative Commons licenses" - which, searching for "free D&D style art", brings up a whopping 11 images Google is _sure_ are only CC licensed - most of which isn't what I'd consider D&D style.

GhostNinja

#176
September 29, 2022, 12:14:16 PM
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#177
September 29, 2022, 12:16:17 PM
Quote from: Darkwind on September 29, 2022, 10:58:54 AM

They all are, and they live to destroy. That Tolkein thing about "Evil cannot create" is entirely true. Their world revolves around "de-constructing" everything which basically means turning it to shit.

If you want to troll them, go crazy, but its a total waste of time & effort to me so I simply ignore.

Yep, and with that author if you point out they are wrong and tell them how they do not know what they are talking about, they become petty like the author of that article did when I pointed out she was clueless.

I am done with her.  I am moving on with actual rpg topics for people who actually game.
Ghostninja

Effete

#178
September 29, 2022, 05:21:19 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 29, 2022, 08:40:49 AM
Well I did a search for free D&D style art so probably not.

Naburimannu nailed it on the head.

The Copyright Act of 1972 made protections automatic for any produced work unless the creator specifically releases it. The lack of a symbol or name doesn't mean the work is not protected.
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