10-23-2011, 04:55 AM
Theoretically, yes.
Really, no.
Now, I am not endorsing any form of illegal activity,
and myself refrain from any filesharing or illegal downloading of data (yepp, I am a book and DVD buyer),
but given that the modules were freebies anyway,
and that the company that holds the rights to them has lost the right to the brand name
and will likely never be able to use any of the material as it is,
you might not run any risk of of legal reprimand if you look for them from other sources.
NO, we people here do not encourage copyright violations of any kind.
YES, the copyright status of the modules is not entirely clear; I myself wrote one,
so it's not like I am talking out of my butt.
So, as long as we get no definite answer from one of the related companies - ZGG, CMP, or WotC -
that clears to episodes' legal status in a satisfactory way, we have to assume the episodes fall into that
strange grey area that is called "under terms of fair use".
That's just my opinion, though. I AM NOT A LAWYER.
Really, no.
Now, I am not endorsing any form of illegal activity,
and myself refrain from any filesharing or illegal downloading of data (yepp, I am a book and DVD buyer),
but given that the modules were freebies anyway,
and that the company that holds the rights to them has lost the right to the brand name
and will likely never be able to use any of the material as it is,
you might not run any risk of of legal reprimand if you look for them from other sources.
NO, we people here do not encourage copyright violations of any kind.
YES, the copyright status of the modules is not entirely clear; I myself wrote one,
so it's not like I am talking out of my butt.
So, as long as we get no definite answer from one of the related companies - ZGG, CMP, or WotC -
that clears to episodes' legal status in a satisfactory way, we have to assume the episodes fall into that
strange grey area that is called "under terms of fair use".
That's just my opinion, though. I AM NOT A LAWYER.