Re: Radiant Dragona in Draconomicon

I still don't see how this is relevant to Radiant Dragons. Please take this
discussion elsewhere as it is not about Spelljammer.

Quoting Danton May <coyotedkm@???????.com>:

> >
> >Can you back this assertion up with facts?
> >
> >Besides, you can get 3e and 3.5e for free, so this seems irrelevant.
> >
>
> No, not right now, but I'm sure if I searched I might find some of the
> articles still up on the internet.  WoTC's crusade against electronic media
> was a few years ago, right after they took over TSR.  And yes, it was about
> copyrighted material, and software that aleady had that material in
> electronic form.  This software made it easy to copy and distribute the
> material.  For example, the Realms Atlas had all those maps that could
> easily be copied and distributed.  Spreading the matreial was illegal, but
> owning the CD isn't.  The CD was frowned upon by WoTC, though, so they
> didn't support it and tried to make it go away discretely.  Some of the
> people who were complianing about this said TSR let the Core Rules and
> Realms Atlas be created as a parting gift to their fans, before WoTC took
> them over.  But I never bought the Atlas in time.
>
> I do want to buy a copy, if anybody has one send me an email
> (coyotedkm@???????.com) and how much you want.  I'm not into spreading
> copyrighted material, I just want some new maps for my own games.  I
> changed
> over from a bookshelf of D & D material to all electronic resources,
> because
> it takes up much less space and is far more convenient.
>
> - Coyote, the Desert Dog
>
>
> >
> >>  I used to have a few links to a couple of
> >>sites where some nasty letters WoTC sent to people had been posted up,
> >>but
> >>the fear of lawsuits kept most people from putting any 2nd ed.
> >>material from
> >>the Core Rules online.  Those sites are gone, too.
> >
> >Did they get nasty letters from WotC because they were posting
> >copyrighted materials?
> >
> >
> >>It's the same argument as the one the music makers and bands like
> >>Metallica
> >>(sell outs, they suck since Cliff Burton died, now they see only money)
> >>used.  They think the internet is this huge threat to them, and they
> >>don't
> >>like products that put too much of their material in electronic format,
> >>because electronic formats can be traded easier.  They're paranoid.
> >
> >There you and I agree, to a degree.
> >
> >
> >>Anyway, no smiley face, I mean it.
> >
> >You never did seem to affirm or deny that WotC has been taking steps to
> >make sure no one can buy a copy of the FR Atlas.
> >
> >
> >>  I liked the entire D&D package much
> >>better when TSR ran it.
> >
> >That's great. I, on the other hand, do not. That's not to say I like
> >WotC 100% over TSR, but overall I am happy with the direction of the
> >game.
> >
> >
> >>And as a previous discussion established, this is
> >>an opinion, and it is a relavent opinion because it is related to the
> >>topic
> >>of this list.
> >
> >Actually, it is not relevant. I am allowing it, and even responding to
> >it, because the list is slow and my tolerance for off-topic postings
> >increases when the list is slow.
> >
> >
> >>  If you don't like my opinion, that is too bad, I still feel this way.
> >
> >Noted.
> >
> >
> >
> >Leroy Van Camp III
> >malacoda@????????.net
> >ICQ #20039817
> >
> >There is a time for bingo and there is a time for funerals. Try to keep
> >them separate.
> >
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