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Legend
not according to the lawsuit by Weis & Hickman, that has them approaching WotCThe last trilogy started because WotC approached Hickman & Weiss if I remember correctly so WotC got the ball rolling.

Wizards of the Coast in court: ‘Dragonlance’ authors file suit over rights to classic ‘D&D’ franchise
Two of the authors who created the iconic Dragonlance setting for Dungeons & Dragons are taking Wizards of the Coast to court. According to the terms

"As per Weis and Hickman’s version of events in their lawsuit, they approached Wizards in 2017 to pitch the game publisher on a new Dragonlance trilogy"