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<blockquote data-quote="BiggusGeekus" data-source="post: 2841984" data-attributes="member: 1014">1) Mongoose could not have bought the rights if they were not for sale.&nbsp; If JMS really felt this srongly about it, he could have purchased what rights he could have to make sure he stayed in the loop.&nbsp; I do not know how much money the license went for, I will grant you that.&nbsp; But numbers I hear kicked around for licenses tend to be in the $50,000 to $75,000 range.&nbsp; I would be surprised if the license for B5 was over $100,000.&nbsp; I would be very surprised if it was over $150,000.&nbsp; Then again, I am just speculating.&nbsp; But these rights could not be purchased if they were not for sale.2) Except that Mongoose aren't Hollywood/TV insiders and JMS is.&nbsp; Heck, JMS wrote a book on the topic.&nbsp; It is quite possible that Mongoose was not making a distinction that JMS was making out of innocence and ignorance.3) I'm completely with Mongoose on this.&nbsp; Especially given the attitude here.&nbsp; Mongoose buys the rights.&nbsp; Now, before they can begin work JMS is demanding that he be consulted.&nbsp; And the use of the word &quot;arrangement&quot; puts me firmly in Mongoose's camp.&nbsp; What could JMS seriously mean other than money or being given over some of the writing which would also cost Mongoose money?&nbsp; Additionally the writing fees for RPGs are low, low, low.&nbsp; I doubt Mongoose could afford JMS.&nbsp; Frankly, at this point, if I had just bought the B5 rights, I would have gone out of my way to avoid JMS.&nbsp; Because after I just paid money for the legal rights, I'm apparently paying more money to JMS for a rights I already own.4)So now, apparently, Mongoose has to pay for the rights, consult JMS, hope JMS is willing to work for free, all for some novels that he had no real desire to become involved with in the first place?&nbsp; &nbsp; Geeze.&nbsp; Want some plutonium to go with that uranium?&nbsp; This guy is nuclear!4)Sounds like it was never at a start.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BiggusGeekus, post: 2841984, member: 1014"] 1) Mongoose could not have bought the rights if they were not for sale. If JMS really felt this srongly about it, he could have purchased what rights he could have to make sure he stayed in the loop. I do not know how much money the license went for, I will grant you that. But numbers I hear kicked around for licenses tend to be in the $50,000 to $75,000 range. I would be surprised if the license for B5 was over $100,000. I would be very surprised if it was over $150,000. Then again, I am just speculating. But these rights could not be purchased if they were not for sale. 2) Except that Mongoose aren't Hollywood/TV insiders and JMS is. Heck, JMS wrote a book on the topic. It is quite possible that Mongoose was not making a distinction that JMS was making out of innocence and ignorance. 3) I'm completely with Mongoose on this. Especially given the attitude here. Mongoose buys the rights. Now, before they can begin work JMS is demanding that he be consulted. And the use of the word "arrangement" puts me firmly in Mongoose's camp. What could JMS seriously mean other than money or being given over some of the writing which would also cost Mongoose money? Additionally the writing fees for RPGs are low, low, low. I doubt Mongoose could [i]afford[/i] JMS. Frankly, at this point, if I had just bought the B5 rights, I would have gone out of my way to avoid JMS. Because after I just paid money for the legal rights, I'm apparently paying more money to JMS for a rights I already own. 4) So now, apparently, Mongoose has to pay for the rights, consult JMS, hope JMS is willing to work for free, all for some novels that he had no real desire to become involved with in the first place? Geeze. Want some plutonium to go with that uranium? This guy is nuclear! 4) Sounds like it was never at a start. [/QUOTE]

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