WotC가 RPGnow / DrivethruRPG 에서 자사의 PDF 제품을 철수시키고, D&D 4th PHB2를 공유사이트에 올린 사람들에게 고소를 했다고 합니다. RPGnet이나 ENworld에서는 이 일을 계기로 PDF 시장 / 불법복제가 RPG 시장에 미치는 영향을 논의하기 시작했네요.

이 일로 RPG PDF 시장에 어떤 변화가 찾아올까요? 일단은 두고 봐야죠.

문제는, RPGnow / DrivethruRPG 에서 정당하게 제 가격을 주고 샀으면서도 현재 다운로드를 못하는 유저들이 발생했다는 것입니다. 이들에 대한 조치가 어떻게 될지도 지켜봐야 하겠습니다.

관련 내용 :
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?p=18268325#post18268325

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=446897


WotC의 고소 내용 : http://ww2.wizards.com/Company/Press/?doc=20090406


WIZARDS OF THE COAST SUES EIGHT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Tolena Thorburn
Wizards of the Coast LLC
425-204-8011
tolena.thorburn@Wizards.com.

April 6, 2009 ‹ Wizards of the Coast LLC today filed three lawsuits in US
District Court for the Western District of Washington against eight
individuals, including named defendants located in the United States, Poland
and the Philippines, for copyright infringement of its recently-released
Dungeons & Dragons® Player¹s Handbook® 2. The lawsuits allege that the
defendants illegally distributed the Player¹s Handbook 2 via free
file-sharing websites and that these illicit uploads resulted in a
substantial number of lost sales and lost revenue to Wizards of the Coast.

³Violations of our copyrights and piracy of our products hurt not only
Wizards of the Coast¹s financial health but also the health of whole gaming
community including retailers and players,² said Greg Leeds, President of
Wizards of the Coast. ³We have brought these suits to stop the illegal
activities of these defendants, and to deter future unauthorized and
unlawful file-sharing.²

The complaint alleges, among other things, that one or more of the
defendants purchased digital copies of Player¹s Handbook 2 and then
illegally posted the copies onto popular file-sharing sites for free access
and download by the general public.

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method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE
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