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D&D Handbook Distribution Lawsuit Settled For $125,000

Posted by Soulskill on from the lawful-neutral dept.

The Installer writes "Wizards of the Coast is in the process of settling its claim against several individuals for illegal distribution of its newest copyrighted handbook. 'In one of three lawsuits brought by Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., US District Judge Thomas S. Zilly on Friday accepted a settlement in which Thomas Patrick Nolan of Milton, Fla., agreed to a judgment against him of $125,000.' These were the lawsuits that went along with WotC's decision to stop selling the handbook in .PDF format. 'According to court filings, more than 2,600 copies of the handbook were downloaded from Scribd.com, and more than 4,200 copies were viewed online before the material was pulled from the document-sharing site at Wizards' request.'"

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  1. Agreed? by cjfs · · Score: 5, Funny

    agreed to a judgment against him of $125,000

    So they didn't roll for damages?

    1. Re:Agreed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Damage: d20+124,990

      So, $125,000 is about average.

    2. Re:Agreed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unfortunately for the defendants, there is no saving throw against punitive damages.

    3. Re:Agreed? by Tibia1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sometimes it just comes down to the lawyer's plus to charisma.

    4. Re:Agreed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, that would be d20 + 124,989.50.

      How's that for combined geek and math pedanticity!

  2. Don't arrest me, jerkwads! by geekboy642 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it wrong that my first reaction was to flip over to a torrent site and snag my own copy of the PDFs? Purely for research purposes, of course.

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  3. Re:Sigh. by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Funny

    4th edition does suck - simplified math, weird non-euclidean map geometry, nobody dies because everyone can heal, no usb, less space than a Nomad, no wireless, lame.

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