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#1 MrHemlocks Jul 09, 2014 5:00:51	Hello   I have been doing some reading on the basic rules and was wondering if WotC is going to make a print version of these. WotC already said they will be making adventures and other 'stuff' for the basci rules and in doing so it would be nice to have an offical print edition. Not everone lives in the digital/matrix world...thank goodness!
#2 Plaguescarred1 Jul 09, 2014 5:38:38	I don't think WoTC plans to print the Basic ruless unless there's a high demand for it.
#3 frothsof Jul 09, 2014 5:42:27	You can get it printed for less than it would cost. There are mock up fanmade covers all over the internet.
#4 edwin_su Jul 09, 2014 5:55:21	frothsof wrote:
#5 Ogee Jul 09, 2014 7:06:27	My first impression, sadly, is that the legal department at WoC needs to either proofread better or realize they are behind the times on how the material is used.  Okay, it might not be the legal department, it might be WoC in general.   Why do I say this?   Page 1 of the Basic Rules, free to download, but not legally allowed to print it....   DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, the dragon ampersand, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast.   Empasis added by me.  A 110 page document, that even includes blank character sheets.  Guess what, I don't want to read 110 pages on my computer screen. I surely also could use printed compies of that character sheet.  But, I'm not legally allowed to print them.   So, my first impression is annoyed.  WoC needs to realize that legal position is idiotic and not customer friendly with a document such as the free basic rules.
#6 mellored Jul 09, 2014 7:12:52	Ogee wrote:
#7 Ogee Jul 09, 2014 7:18:27	mellored wrote:
#8 mellored Jul 09, 2014 7:20:40	Ogee wrote:
#9 Ogee Jul 09, 2014 7:34:52	Yeah. my printer is on the fritz. So, I tried to print it out at the local FedEx Kinkos office and they said no way.  Oh well.  I totally agree with you. But, legal blah blah blah.
#10 alienux Jul 09, 2014 7:39:54	Yes, I agree with mellored. I also seem to recall Greg mentioning something about making copies of the character sheets in the starter set, too, which indicates that they expect people to be printing some of this stuff.
#11 The_Jester Jul 09, 2014 7:50:16	Ogee wrote:
#12 mellored Jul 09, 2014 7:53:18	Ogee wrote:
(Reply to #10) AaronOfBarbaria	alienux wrote:
#14 edwin_su Jul 09, 2014 8:13:40	mellored wrote:
#15 Emerikol. Jul 09, 2014 8:35:47	It's called fair use.  They can't stop you from personally printing it out for your own use.  The legalese you referenced is in regard to someone wanting to distribute it.  You can't do it in any form.
#16 WizardFight Aug 17, 2014 17:56:25	As a former FedEx Office employee, I may be able to shed a little light on stores refusing to print the rules for you. Like others have already pointed out, obviously if we were not allowed to print it there wouldn't be a printer friendly version and the legal jargon comes intoi play if you were trying to make money off it. The deal with FedEx Office and certain documents/images is that they (meaning the actual employees) are not allowed to copy copyrighted material without written consent from whoever owns the rights, but technically they won't keep you from doing it yourself out in the self serve area (we were forbidden to help anyone doing so if it was a legit copyright issue).   Again, they shouldn't be giving you any problems to begin with about printing the basic rules, if they do, my advice is to just load it on a USB or your phone and print it in self serve because honestly, most FedEx Office guys/gals just want you to do those kind out of copies yourself anyway so that may be why you're being told no.