mbassoc2003 wrote:Hypothetically....Let's say you buy a DMG on eBay, and tucked inside is a short adventure someone wrote when they were a kid, or a little sketch of Kobold hiding behind a tree. You read it, think it's pretty cool, and mention it in a fun fids thread. Theoretically, would you say you were breaching an unknown entity's copyright if you scanned it and posted it on the forum?
vault keeper wrote:beautiful, beautiful words.That's exactly what i have always thought.Sadly, it seems to me there are a few "greybeards" on this site as well...I do own very rare material which took me effort and a long time to obtain, but i will surely share all of my collection (scanning it or whatever) before dying. Giving the future generations the chance of reading -for instance- a very rare fantasy rpg from the past which otherwise would be almost impossible to obtain-(and which is going to become increasingly impossible to peruse and study in the future) is of paramount importance to me and has always been.Think, for example, about "Vikings & Valkyrs", or the 1st edition of Melanda rpg, or even the very rare second volume of Bifrost i'm currently after. How many out there are enjoying these products whilst knowing there are others who crave for them?I find it despicable that they (the possessors) just don't pay attention to them and aren't helping them in any way.I was helped greatly by members in this forum during my searches, but as i said i witnessed others whose behaviour was very different- though in the position of being able to help fellow collectors (with a scanning which would never have ruined their prized copy), they just refused to do it, without even replying. That's why i call them "greybeards". I'm sure they even don't play games, they just want to see them getting older and older on a shelf (but of course feeling very proud of owning them .....)
faro wrote:Dead wrong, bud. And throwing divisive insults around isn't exactly a constructive approach, either: demand that everything (that people may have "invested" thousands of hours and dollars into researching and hunting down) be made available to you freely, regardless of copyright legislation, etc., or else you're a "greybeard", nyah, nyah?aside: Why did you encourage Bill Underwood to reprint BM&G?
faro wrote:Dead wrong, bud. And throwing divisive insults around isn't exactly a constructive approach, either: demand that everything (that people may have "invested" thousands of hours and dollars into researching and hunting down) be made available to you freely, regardless of copyright legislation, etc., or else you're a "greybeard", nyah, nyah?
PDF Pirate King wrote:This is no different than the guys on Ebay selling burnt copies of TSR stuff on DVDs.
FormCritic wrote:I don't have a dog in this fight, but I can think of several differences.
rmeints wrote:In the end, I feel it's better for me if I just do what the spirit of the law was originally meant to be, especially in terms of rewarding the creators with revenue for what they have created, if that is what they wanted....
Badmike wrote:Except the creators aren't always being rewarded. But you should do what you feel is best for you, just don't expect anyone else to be similarly motivated, and try not to judge others by your own admittedly individualistic standards.Mike B.
FormCritic wrote:There is the possibility that an electronic version of the Tortured Souls collection could get pirated on the internet.
FormCritic wrote:There is the possibility that an electronic version of the Tortured Souls collection could get pirated on the internet. That does not make the electronic publisher automatically wrong. That is a choice by others.
mbassoc2003 wrote:I think what he was getting at is that the creator of a work does not always see the benefit of that work. Through corporations' use of contract law, a lot of creative minds get screwed out of the fruits of their labour. In some cases, even recognition is not given, but for the most part, I assume Mike is highlighting the lack of reward in our selected hobby for the creative minds involved.