woogerboy21 wrote:I would expect them to take down the big names but smaller individuals (or groups) just isn't practical.
And yet it has been done:
- crystalkeep,
- emass-web,
- or generally speaking about "glorious fight for "intellectual property"" - Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset.
woogerboy21 wrote:Take this place as an example, if wizards came rolling in and said "Hey Stop". What will most likely happen in your mind?
Don't know. That depends who provides the servers, and from where. If it's really Germany*2, then I guess you do have more options, than US ones.
skibulk wrote:From a product sales perspective, having an image boosts sales. So our distribution of card images probably indirectly helps Wizards, by helping online stores.
I agree - free sample, advertisement of "the real deal". And yet, "intellectual property" holders, fight anyone who's perceived as a threat\competition\whatever, vide users uploading music videoclips on YT, for not other reason as to share that music with others.
skibulk wrote:Artwork is a different story entirely.
That's another thing. You can download whole cards scans, and crops\edits of them. So that's like double IP infringement - you "raep" not only card as a whole, work, but separately the artwork too.
Maybe I'm missing something, but for a company with that "itchy" C&D finger, letting this fly (availability of MtG card scans, and edits in general), is strange.
P.S.
To "people in power"\admin panel:
Please don't trash this, just split it into a new thread if you must.
Thank you.