From: "Robert Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Much the way IRC (Internet Relay Chat) games have been played for
> years.
> > If that is all the site is doing, providing a forum (and online dice)
for
> > others to play but providing no rules then I don't see how it could be a
> > problem. Everyone there will need the books to play regardless of which
> > system they are using.
>
> Not if they download a full copy of the SRD.....
>
> They don't even *need* to buy the books. Admittedly owning the PHB would
be
> useful, but a single page on xp advancement is very easy to re-type,
xerox,
> or scan. Yes, I know, that would be against the law.
>
> We all know how resourceful gamers can be.
Yes, and people on IRC have been trading illegal digital copies of the
2nd edition AD&D books for years. That doesn't make IRC itself either
morally to blame or legally responsible.
Heck, some people trade child pornography on IRC. If that sort of
disgusting behavior can go on, I don't see how the courts would intervene
regarding teenage game players.
-------------
For more information, please link to www.opengamingfoundation.org
