Where you're getting it is making it up, because that doesn't say what you're saying it says and I don't believe you if you won't bother to cite a source that actually says what you're saying.
They're not making it up, here is the exact quote from LaTia
Put simply, we (Wizards of the Coast) don't determine whether or not partnered content gets updated to the 2024 rules, our partners do. Until they come to us and say 'yes, we're going to update this', we can't do anything with it.
This is a legal matter, specifically IP law. The third party/partnered content is the intellectual property of that third party/partner and WotC does not have the legal right to modify it.
You said that "doesn't make sense" so I'll do my best to explain it. When company A grants company B permission to use their content, this is done via a license agreement. The license lays out exactly how company B can use the content—how long they can use it, where they can use, and what they can use it for/do with it. It can even go so far as telling company B things like "you can't use this content along side X or without Y or at the same time as Z" or "you can't offer this content on this device or in this country" etc.
In this case, it's stated that the agreement between Wizards of the Coast and their various partners/third parties does not allow Wizards of the Coast to modify the content, which makes sense. This is also why there is third party content on DDB with rules errors/issues that have not been changed and cannot be changed until the IP owner (the third party) issues an errata.
Think of it this way—a movie studio sends their movie to various cinemas, but the cinemas are only allowed to show the movie under certain conditions. For example it must be shown on a certain size screen or with a certain audio system. The movie studio isn't allowed to edit the movie—they couldn't crop the opening title cards down to get to the movie quicker, or move the post-credits sequence so the audience doesn't have to wait through as much credits. That's what's happening here—WotC cannot change these options to work with 2014 or 2024 rules, that is the purview of the people who made it and own the IP, as it should be.
That may all be accurate, but the quote from LaTia does not specify in any way that it's a legal matter.
Okay, if it's not a legal matter, and it's not a technical matter (because LaTia states it's on on DDB who have the technical oversight), what is it? What way can third party/partnered creators place restrictions on what DDB does if not through legal means?
Where you're getting it is making it up, because that doesn't say what you're saying it says and I don't believe you if you won't bother to cite a source that actually says what you're saying.
You seem really emotionally invested in this being something other than what it very obviously is — what the people involved are telling you it is — to the point where you can look at a post that says in very plain language exactly what it is, and still claim that it says something different. With respect, I think you might want to take a step back from this and consider why that is. Because if you're going to just insist that things don't say what they say, I don't think there's much point in discussing anything with you.
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They're not making it up, here is the exact quote from LaTia
This is a legal matter, specifically IP law. The third party/partnered content is the intellectual property of that third party/partner and WotC does not have the legal right to modify it.
You said that "doesn't make sense" so I'll do my best to explain it. When company A grants company B permission to use their content, this is done via a license agreement. The license lays out exactly how company B can use the content—how long they can use it, where they can use, and what they can use it for/do with it. It can even go so far as telling company B things like "you can't use this content along side X or without Y or at the same time as Z" or "you can't offer this content on this device or in this country" etc.
In this case, it's stated that the agreement between Wizards of the Coast and their various partners/third parties does not allow Wizards of the Coast to modify the content, which makes sense. This is also why there is third party content on DDB with rules errors/issues that have not been changed and cannot be changed until the IP owner (the third party) issues an errata.
Think of it this way—a movie studio sends their movie to various cinemas, but the cinemas are only allowed to show the movie under certain conditions. For example it must be shown on a certain size screen or with a certain audio system. The movie studio isn't allowed to edit the movie—they couldn't crop the opening title cards down to get to the movie quicker, or move the post-credits sequence so the audience doesn't have to wait through as much credits. That's what's happening here—WotC cannot change these options to work with 2014 or 2024 rules, that is the purview of the people who made it and own the IP, as it should be.
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That may all be accurate, but the quote from LaTia does not specify in any way that it's a legal matter.
Okay, if it's not a legal matter, and it's not a technical matter (because LaTia states it's on on DDB who have the technical oversight), what is it? What way can third party/partnered creators place restrictions on what DDB does if not through legal means?
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
You seem really emotionally invested in this being something other than what it very obviously is — what the people involved are telling you it is — to the point where you can look at a post that says in very plain language exactly what it is, and still claim that it says something different. With respect, I think you might want to take a step back from this and consider why that is. Because if you're going to just insist that things don't say what they say, I don't think there's much point in discussing anything with you.
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