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<blockquote data-quote="Le Noir Faineant" data-source="post: 7687947" data-attributes="member: 30898"><p>***Continued from the K&K.***</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Bottom line is, GMF is collecting money, but not using it for anything. They're spending 1.166 $ for all sorts of maintenance stuff, which is a dick move, because they're effectively having no other expenses than anyone else working from home, plus probably minimal maintenance fees for the website. - A dick move, but legal.</p><p></p><p>The clue for all internet detectives here is the employment of the Curtis husband and wife: They are billed with 1 hour per week, which really means, they come over for a coffee. Yet Gail's sister is employed for all the "soft" sectors of potential memorial fund activity. - Meaning that the problem is not the ugly-ass statue; the problem, in terms of possible money-laundering - because that's the implication that is really made here, let's face it - is with these "soft" sectors. </p><p></p><p>The big caveat here is that between the GMF and the <em><u>Gail </u>Gygax Revocable Trust</em> (GT) that presumably holds all Gary-Gygax-related IP, practical business reality will make a distinction between between the GMF and the Gygax Trust indistinguishable. - As in, how Mrs Gygax looks to practically separate her work in "long range planning for educational programs and activities geared towards keeping Gary’s memory and contributions to gaming alive" from promoting her trademarked brand or (future) copyrighted products. - In Engrish, what a lovely way to sell reprints, for example.</p><p></p><p>Here's some additional info on the GT and how it operates, in principle:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/revocabletrust.asp" target="_blank">http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/revocabletrust.asp</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.findownersearch.com/owner-the-trustees-of-the-gail-6994150-company-brands.html" target="_blank">http://www.findownersearch.com/owner-the-trustees-of-the-gail-6994150-company-brands.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>...And indeed, the trademarks "Gygax" and "Gygaxian" belong to them:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://trademarks.justia.com/867/17/gygaxian-86717901.html" target="_blank">https://trademarks.justia.com/867/17/gygaxian-86717901.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://trademarks.justia.com/858/66/gygax-85866568.html" target="_blank">https://trademarks.justia.com/858/66/gygax-85866568.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not going to write you guys another novel, just saying - after looking closely into this, I tend to share the many negative sentiments expressed in this thread. Let's hope this whole enterprise does not irrevocably damage Mr Gygax' memory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Le Noir Faineant, post: 7687947, member: 30898"] ***Continued from the K&K.*** Bottom line is, GMF is collecting money, but not using it for anything. They're spending 1.166 $ for all sorts of maintenance stuff, which is a dick move, because they're effectively having no other expenses than anyone else working from home, plus probably minimal maintenance fees for the website. - A dick move, but legal. The clue for all internet detectives here is the employment of the Curtis husband and wife: They are billed with 1 hour per week, which really means, they come over for a coffee. Yet Gail's sister is employed for all the "soft" sectors of potential memorial fund activity. - Meaning that the problem is not the ugly-ass statue; the problem, in terms of possible money-laundering - because that's the implication that is really made here, let's face it - is with these "soft" sectors. The big caveat here is that between the GMF and the [i][u]Gail [/u]Gygax Revocable Trust[/i] (GT) that presumably holds all Gary-Gygax-related IP, practical business reality will make a distinction between between the GMF and the Gygax Trust indistinguishable. - As in, how Mrs Gygax looks to practically separate her work in "long range planning for educational programs and activities geared towards keeping Gary’s memory and contributions to gaming alive" from promoting her trademarked brand or (future) copyrighted products. - In Engrish, what a lovely way to sell reprints, for example. Here's some additional info on the GT and how it operates, in principle: [url]http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/revocabletrust.asp[/url] [url]http://www.findownersearch.com/owner-the-trustees-of-the-gail-6994150-company-brands.html[/url] ...And indeed, the trademarks "Gygax" and "Gygaxian" belong to them: [url]https://trademarks.justia.com/867/17/gygaxian-86717901.html[/url] [url]https://trademarks.justia.com/858/66/gygax-85866568.html[/url] Not going to write you guys another novel, just saying - after looking closely into this, I tend to share the many negative sentiments expressed in this thread. Let's hope this whole enterprise does not irrevocably damage Mr Gygax' memory. [/QUOTE]
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