Re: Uz! would pay for downloadable maps

From: jeffkyer <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 22:54:03 -0000

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> Donnerstag, 22:51:46, Mark wrote:
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> theunspokenword> Yeah, well. Let me be blunt, Issaries doesn't have
the kind of spare
> theunspokenword> grain that WotC and the like have to support lots
of freebies. I've
> theunspokenword> told Greg more than once that I think Issaries is
too generous for
> theunspokenword> its own good with free support material. Sure,
everyone would like
> theunspokenword> freebies, but freebies that could be earning money
for Issaries (and
> theunspokenword> yes, I know that 'Uz' is a UW product, but we pay a
license fee per
> theunspokenword> issue sold to Issaries) actually aren't free - they
are costing
> theunspokenword> Issaries money! Sorry to go on about this, but it
is a bit of a
> theunspokenword> hobby-horse of mine!

Not a bad hobby to have. =)  

> so, why don't they just make things available via PayPal or similar
> services?
> I gladly would pay for a download of a Sartar map of printable
> quality!
> the same is true to a many other things like
> unpublished fiction, drafts, etc...
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> or do I miss a proper reason for not spreading it for a reasonable
> fee? [besides copying it, but this can be done with everything,
> printed or not, see alt.rec.ebooks.rpg for this]
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> BTW, Steve Perrin uses this kind of distribution for his
SPQR-rules,
> too. seems to work.
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The last time this was proposed, apparently many folks complained. both on this list and privately. Sadly, many Gloranthans seem to feel that getting freebies is their _right_.

Personally, I think a nominial paypal fee (which is not as easily used if you're NOT an American, btw) would probably work for much material.

Jeff