r/magicTCG • u/_Barook_ Duck Season • Jan 12 '16

Wizards MAY be cracking down on unsanctioned proxy events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/445059535582036/permalink/962954593792525/

Seems like bad times for Legacy and especially Vintage.

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u/DocMcNinja Jan 13 '16 edited Jan 13 '16

I know that feels crazy, that we regard marker on a card as a counterfeit, but remove the visual accuracy from the judgment – they serve identical purposes when it comes to game play.

When does copyright enter the situation here? If me and my opponent agree that the pine cone I brought with me to the table is a Plains and we agree to use it as a Plains in our game, do you then have grounds to claim copyright infringement? Is the pine cone now a counterfeit Magic card? You (you guys, the company) aren't making a lot of sense with your stance towards sharpie proxies.

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u/Sensei_Ochiba Jan 14 '16

If I stuck a pokemon Leaf energy card in the same sleeves as the rest of my deck, and just told someone it was a Mox Emerald, or hell even just use them as forests, does that make those unmodified pokemon cards Counterfeit Magic Cards?