Blackmoor Lisence Ends

[havard]

I still have my old '70s Blackmoor supplements in a box somewhere... I wonder what the 4e version looks like? I have the 3e core book.

The 3E and 4E sourcebooks are fairly similar, thought he latter is better organized IMO.

Havard

 

[havard]

The wikipedia article didn't clear things up for me! (Of course, I could have just missed the important stuff) The article states Arneson gave up all rights to D&D to WotC . . . but doesn't make clear whether that included the Blackmoor campaign setting. The article then goes on to detail many of Dave's projects since that point, many of which dealt with Blackmoor. Did Dave license back Blackmoor from WotC, or have some sort of agreement with them?

Recent events suggest that's the case, but the curious . . . well, are curious!

My understanding is that the agreement between Adkinson and Arneson at this point primarily concerned the rights to D&D, not Blackmoor, although it is not unlikely that the agreement between ZGG and WotC over Blackmoor may have been part of the deal.

My latest blog entry has more on my thoughts on the IP Ownership:
Havards Blackmoor Blog

Havard

 

[havard]

Looks like the final word has not been said about this issue. Zeitgeist Games issued their own press release on the situation today:

Havards Blackmoor Blog: ZEITGEIST STRIKES BACK?

Havard

 

[catsclaw227]

Looks like the final word has not been said about this issue. Zeitgeist Games issued their own press release on the situation today:

Havards Blackmoor Blog: ZEITGEIST STRIKES BACK?

Havard

You might want to edit your blog post to remove those odd line breaks. It's tough to read the quoted letter from Zeitgeist with it laid out like that.

 

[havard]

You might want to edit your blog post to remove those odd line breaks. It's tough to read the quoted letter from Zeitgeist with it laid out like that.

Ooops! Fixed!

Thanks for the heads up!

Havard

 

[Truth Seeker]

Alas. ye cannot be repped by me.

Can someone empower this person, with a point. Please...

Looks like the final word has not been said about this issue. Zeitgeist Games issued their own press release on the situation today:

Havards Blackmoor Blog: ZEITGEIST STRIKES BACK?

Havard

 

[havard]

Alas. ye cannot be repped by me.

Can someone empower this person, with a point. Please...

Uhm... are you criticizing my posts or the ZGG press release?

Havard

 

[Scribble]

Uhm... are you criticizing my posts or the ZGG press release?

Havard

I think he is stylistically attempting to ask someone to give you XP.

 

[havard]

I think he is stylistically attempting to ask someone to give you XP.

Aha! That kind of a point

In that case, thanks!

Havard

 

[grodog]

Looks like the final word has not been said about this issue. Zeitgeist Games issued their own press release on the situation today:

Havards Blackmoor Blog: ZEITGEIST STRIKES BACK?

Curiouser and curiouser....