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WOTC Cracking down on posts at ENWorld

Started by Joethelawyer, April 29, 2010, 08:21:37 PM

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Joethelawyer

April 29, 2010, 08:21:37 PM Last Edit: April 29, 2010, 08:28:55 PM by Joethelawyer
From a twitter tweet of the ENWorld owner "Morrus" :

"Eeek. WotC has its lawyers send us letters about member posts now? I  miss The Rouse!"

WTF?  Hopefully he posts the letter.  How stupid is WOTC?  ENWorld is  like the last bastion of supporters outside their own message boards.   Maybe they want the entire message board content of the internet for  their own as well.

I would suspect, if I had to guess, that it has something to do with  people posting shit with proprietary WOTC stuff in it, like power cards  or stat blocks of something they think they own.
~Joe
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thedungeondelver

#1
April 29, 2010, 08:24:13 PM
Quote from: Joethelawyer;377441From a twitter tweet of the owner "Morrus" :

"Eeek.  WotC has its lawyers send us letters about  member posts now?  I miss The Rouse!"

WTF?  Hopefully he posts the letter.  How stupid is WOTC?  ENWorld is like the last bastion of supporters.  Maybe they want the entire message board content for their own as well.

I would suspect it has something to do with people posting shit with proprietary WOTC stuff in it, like power cards or stat blocks of something they think they own.

It begins.  We Own The Competition.
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Joethelawyer

#2
April 29, 2010, 08:27:29 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;377445It begins.  We Own The Competition.


Another PR debacle begins.  Cool, it was looking like a boring weekend.
~Joe
Chaotic Lawyer and Shit-Stirrer

JRients:   "Joe the Lawyer is a known shit-stirrer. He stirred the shit. He got banned. Asking what he did to stir the shit introduces unnecessary complication to the scenario, therefore he was banned for stirring the shit."


Now Blogging at http://wondrousimaginings.blogspot.com/


Erik Mona: "Woah. Surely you\'re not _that_ Joe!"

thedungeondelver

#3
April 29, 2010, 08:31:16 PM Last Edit: April 29, 2010, 08:39:18 PM by thedungeondelver
Quote from: Joethelawyer;377451Another PR debacle begins.  Cool, it was looking like a boring weekend.

At this juncture all they need to do is try to force Ryan Dancy to sign a legal form stating he can't use his own name on products he publishes and the circle will be complete.

edit: unless as has been pointed out that someone's just posting swaths of WotC IP, in which case I'll hold my opinion.
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Benoist

#4
April 29, 2010, 08:32:37 PM
Is it discussed on ENWorld somewhere?

Link to Twitter account?

Narf the Mouse

#5
April 29, 2010, 08:35:47 PM
Internet rumour and speculation. What, exactly, is WotC objecting to? If it's copyrighted material, that is well within (No pun intended) their rights. If it's to stuff they don't actually own, then just ignore it unless it's an actual court order. Lawyer's letters have no legal force, aside from as evidence.
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Peregrin

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April 29, 2010, 08:36:07 PM
If it does involve IP, it can't be helped.
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Joethelawyer

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April 29, 2010, 08:38:47 PM
Quote from: Peregrin;377461If it does involve IP, it can't be helped.

I want to see the letter so we can see how far-reaching in scope they are shooting for.  Assuming its some perceived Intellectual Property violation, their delusional megalomaniacal actions may affect blogs as well.
~Joe
Chaotic Lawyer and Shit-Stirrer

JRients:   "Joe the Lawyer is a known shit-stirrer. He stirred the shit. He got banned. Asking what he did to stir the shit introduces unnecessary complication to the scenario, therefore he was banned for stirring the shit."


Now Blogging at http://wondrousimaginings.blogspot.com/


Erik Mona: "Woah. Surely you\'re not _that_ Joe!"

Joethelawyer

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April 29, 2010, 08:41:46 PM
http://twitter.com/Morrus

Tried to post a screen shot or attach one but couldn't.
~Joe
Chaotic Lawyer and Shit-Stirrer

JRients:   "Joe the Lawyer is a known shit-stirrer. He stirred the shit. He got banned. Asking what he did to stir the shit introduces unnecessary complication to the scenario, therefore he was banned for stirring the shit."


Now Blogging at http://wondrousimaginings.blogspot.com/


Erik Mona: "Woah. Surely you\'re not _that_ Joe!"

Benoist

#9
April 29, 2010, 08:43:49 PM
It's alright. Ta!

Joethelawyer

#10
April 29, 2010, 08:45:08 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;377454edit: unless as has been pointed out that someone's just posting swaths of WotC IP, in which case I'll hold my opinion.


Agreed, except that the moderators over there are so good that I doubt they would let something like that slip by them.  I'd be shocked if that was it.  I bet it was more likely shit that you would normally have had to sign the GSL to produce and publish.
~Joe
Chaotic Lawyer and Shit-Stirrer

JRients:   "Joe the Lawyer is a known shit-stirrer. He stirred the shit. He got banned. Asking what he did to stir the shit introduces unnecessary complication to the scenario, therefore he was banned for stirring the shit."


Now Blogging at http://wondrousimaginings.blogspot.com/


Erik Mona: "Woah. Surely you\'re not _that_ Joe!"

thedungeondelver

#11
April 29, 2010, 08:46:29 PM
Try this one.
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Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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T. Foster

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April 29, 2010, 08:47:37 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;377454At this juncture all they need to do is try to force Ryan Dancy to sign a legal form stating he can't use his own name on products he publishes and the circle will be complete.
Am I a bad person for thinking it would actually be pretty funny if they did that to Sean K. Reynolds?:p
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thedungeondelver

#13
April 29, 2010, 08:47:50 PM
Oh snap.  I posted a question about it and that post is GOOOOOOOOOONE
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Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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