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Wizards of the Coast sues alleged file sharers

9 April 2009 17:33 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 2 comments

Wizards of the Coast has sued 8 alleged file sharers this week over copyright infringement for unauthorized sharing of the recently introduced Dungeons & Dragons Player�s Handbook 2.

The lawsuits say the Handbook was illegally shared on file-sharing websites and the many downloads of the unauthorized copies led to lost sales and lost revenue for the company.

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

The suit claims the defendants purchased the digital copy of the Handbook, then stripped any protection and redistributed it to P2P networks.

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igolg (Inactive) 9 April 2009 22:28
spam edited by ddp [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 9 April 2009 22:59
bangor09 (Newbie) 10 April 2009 2:43
Gee, I guess those evil file sharers didn't read their 20 sided dices very well... [ + quote]