"Faustus von Goethe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey Doug:
>
> From the looks of my post last night I see I owe you an apology for the
> tone. I am sorry. I can offer no excuse except weariness - with both the
> late hour and the issue.
>
> Faust
S'all right, Faust. I can sympathize with late hours and long, newbie fanboys
taking my precious fanboy time... (I arrived two hours early to see X-men when
it came out--and my wife went to the first showing of the day dressed up as
Rouge, went to work, and then dressed up AGAIN and came to see it with me and
the guys at night. If we could, we would have plasted temproary "fanboy"
tattoos on our foreheads.)
> Part of the problem with this market - one that shaped the industry - is the
> previous holder of these trademarks tokk the most agressive legal stance
> possible in these respects, and in most cases intimidated folks like
> yourself in just the fashion you are referring to. In many cases this
> stance was way beyond what the law or (IMHO) reasonability allowed.
I'm not sure about that--if the positions were reversed, and WotC was
infringing on MY trademarks, I'd try and intimidate them. :) I've only see a
bit of the law, but legal wording seems to be rather harsh, especially in
initial filings.
On a related note, I've got an "open game" d20 product that I'm ready to
release to the bazzar as soon as the D20STL is OK'd to go...
DM
Looking for a game? I DM in Upstate NY, twice a month in New Hartford, NY (a
suburb of Utica)
Even better, I've got irregular games where I live, in Charlton (near Albany).
Drop me a line and we'll game!
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