Re: 5e.tools source code removed from github after DCMA from Wizards

On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:34:31 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:23:17 -0600, dozens <dozens@tilde.team> wrote:
 

https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/08/2024-08-07-wizards-

of-the-coast.md

 
I'm actually surprised it took so long, because it contained a lot of
D&D source material, far above and beyond what the d20 SRD license
seemed to allow, including full text of sourcebooks and adventures. It
should be no surprise that they're bringing the hammer down, even if
Hasbro/WOTC is only doing this NOW (after long turning a blind eye to
5eTool) because Hasbro is now intent on leveraging the game into a
'service'. Certainly 5eTool's little boilerplate "this reference is only
to be used for products you already own" was /never/ a legitimate cover
for what they were doing, which was essentially pirating WOTC material.
 
The TL;DR is that 5eTools did this to themselves. I'm usually loathe to
side with corporations (or Hasbro specifically) but in this case, they
are in the right. Had 5eTools restricted themselves to just the
mechanics, it might have been different but that's not what they were
doing.

quite so. it's plain copyright infringement.
I think people got a bit complacent with the rather permissive rules WotC
had regarding 5e material. Still, this one was going a bit too far by
directly copying stuff.