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<blockquote data-quote="nedjer" data-source="post: 5346883" data-attributes="member: 83796"><p>This might be a bit of a problem if Hasbro do wish to sell-off the D&D brand. On the one hand its got plenty of brand value/ recognition, on the other it doesn't seem to have much IP so far as I can see?</p><p></p><p>Pathfinder kind of demonstrates that you don't need the original IP to sell 'a D&D', and their relative success (whatever the specifics), perhaps, suggests that D&D is 'a brand' rather than 'the brand'. So Hasbro appear to have a sector leading brand to sell rather than a fully franchised monopoly + IP.</p><p></p><p>If a company of Piazo's means can easily escape IP costs and approach matching the older brand through building their own brand, then who's ever going to be interested in paying large sums for a slice of nostalgia.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nedjer, post: 5346883, member: 83796"] This might be a bit of a problem if Hasbro do wish to sell-off the D&D brand. On the one hand its got plenty of brand value/ recognition, on the other it doesn't seem to have much IP so far as I can see? Pathfinder kind of demonstrates that you don't need the original IP to sell 'a D&D', and their relative success (whatever the specifics), perhaps, suggests that D&D is 'a brand' rather than 'the brand'. So Hasbro appear to have a sector leading brand to sell rather than a fully franchised monopoly + IP. If a company of Piazo's means can easily escape IP costs and approach matching the older brand through building their own brand, then who's ever going to be interested in paying large sums for a slice of nostalgia. [/QUOTE]
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