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I get it! But you always have to pay for it. It's never free and it's not readily available.
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Duh. Of course. If I write and publish a book, why would I want to give it away for free? And as to it being readily available, see above.
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My gosh, it's
not like it's "War and Peace."
The point of writing a book, making a movie, or writing a song, is usually with the specific aim of making money by providing entertainment.
Even instructional manuals are sold for profit. The author is selling knowledge that the reader would not otherwise have - that the author
does. That's understandable.
I don't see how the rules of a commonly played game rises to that lofty level of copyright protection.
Sure, it's their
right to do it - I just think its an example of the
poor exertion of a right. Like I said, other organizations aren't as protective about
their rules.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN