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Subject: Re^2: Wanted:  AD&D (FRP Game) Data files
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In article <221@lakesys.UUCP> jamesd@lakesys.UUCP writes:

> WHat you are about to do is VERY illigal.  You WILL be sued by TSR.  I ought
> to know they tried to sue me too!

> Just a warning... They could care less about their customers!



I appreciate the intention of the warning, but it left me with the following
query.



I was under the impression that as long as I, in no way, re-distributed the
data, and utilized it ONLY for personal use, I should have no
difficulty, since I am in no way "competing" with any current or future 
marketable item from TSR.  Therefore I could not be accused of "hurting"
TSR's market reguarding such data, and so could not possibly be accused
of costing TSR any loss in revenue, and thereby any justification of
lawsuit.

I can understand the problem if I were planning on re-distributing the 
data, either as a commercial product, or even as a PD product, since
I then could be accused of competing with TSR.  However if, as I said, I am
using the data for PERSONAL USE ONLY, and have absolutely NO intention of
re-distribution, does the same problem hold, and if so with what justification?

What jamesd@lakesys.UUCP's message would appear to indicate is that I, 
having purchased the appropriate manuals and information, from TSR in 
the standard fashion, do not have the "right" to utilize, 
FOR MY PERSONAL USE ONLY, that information in the most appropriate fashion
to my purpose. Is this correct???

This would  further seem to indicate that if I wanted to cut up my books
and put all the "important" data on 1 huge sheet of paper, again, 
FOR MY PERSONAL USE ONLY, that this would be prohibited. 
Can this possibly be correct?  And if so, with what justification?  

			
			HACKing, it's not a game, it's an adventure,
			
			John
			
			
			
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	appropriate.