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<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 7728179" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p>MOB from Chaosium here. Yes, we <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blog/license-cancelled-for-masks-of-nyarlathotep-prop-set-kickstarter" target="_blank">terminated</a> Ben Patey's license. He failed to fulfill his Kickstarter. He went silent to his backers, and didn't respond to our messages for over a year. He also never paid the royalties owed to Chaosium. It became clear Ben Patey no longer had any intention of following through, which is very sad for everyone.</p><p></p><p>We did not want to end up at similar outcomes for the other long-overdue licensed Kickstarters mentioned in this article. All of these had been contracted years ago by the previous Chaosium management, and were all way past their delivery dates. Nor were the creators adequately communicating with their backers.</p><p></p><p>We contacted each project creator, and all three responded to us promptly which was a positive sign. We were able to discuss how they could best get their projects finished and delivered, and the likely timeline to completion. With their agreement, this information was then posted in statements on our website (as noted in the article). The creators also followed up with Kickstarter updates directly to their backers on progress. Since then Punktown, the most delayed Kickstarter of the four, has delivered a completed PDF to all backers and intends to produce the print version by the end of the year. This is great news. We have high hopes the others will deliver in due course, and will continue to keep their backers in the loop until they do.</p><p></p><p>Chaosium now has a new <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/fan-use-and-licensing/" target="_blank">three-tiered licensing model</a>, and we are more judicious in who we grant licenses to, especially commercial licenses that allow crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The terms and scope of the license are better defined, and we have a more formalised process which involves a detailed business plan. As everyone is no doubt aware, we appreciate (and have experienced ourselves) the challenges of fulfilling Kickstarters, and we don't want another Ben Patey situation arising again.</p><p></p><p> So far, the new policies are working well. Over the past year or so, there has been a succession of licensee projects delivering more-or-less on time (and if they've missed their delivery date, the creators have at least kept their backers well informed about progress). Recent examples of licensed Call of Cthulhu Kickstarter projects completed in a timely fashion include the ENnie-award winning <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stephaniemcalea/the-things-we-leave-behind-for-call-of-cthulhu" target="_blank">The Things We Leave Behind</a> from Stygian Fox, Dark Cult Games' <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkcultgames/the-star-on-the-shore-a-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-module" target="_blank">Star on the Shore</a>, Golden Goblin's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/cold-warning-a-call-of-cthulhu-7th-edition-adventu" target="_blank">Cold Warning</a>, Delphes Desvoivres' <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/195095939/props-of-nyarlathotep-london-and-cairo" target="_blank">sculpture projects</a>, Darker Hue's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881168175/harlem-unbound-a-cthulhu-roleplaying-game-sourcebo" target="_blank">Harlem Unbound</a>, and others. Weird 8's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davesokolowski/sun-spots-a-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-scenario" target="_blank">Sun Spots</a> Kickstarter is just about to deliver too.</p><p></p><p>Michael O'Brien - Chaosium Inc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 7728179, member: 6807727"] MOB from Chaosium here. Yes, we [URL="https://www.chaosium.com/blog/license-cancelled-for-masks-of-nyarlathotep-prop-set-kickstarter"]terminated[/URL] Ben Patey's license. He failed to fulfill his Kickstarter. He went silent to his backers, and didn't respond to our messages for over a year. He also never paid the royalties owed to Chaosium. It became clear Ben Patey no longer had any intention of following through, which is very sad for everyone. We did not want to end up at similar outcomes for the other long-overdue licensed Kickstarters mentioned in this article. All of these had been contracted years ago by the previous Chaosium management, and were all way past their delivery dates. Nor were the creators adequately communicating with their backers. We contacted each project creator, and all three responded to us promptly which was a positive sign. We were able to discuss how they could best get their projects finished and delivered, and the likely timeline to completion. With their agreement, this information was then posted in statements on our website (as noted in the article). The creators also followed up with Kickstarter updates directly to their backers on progress. Since then Punktown, the most delayed Kickstarter of the four, has delivered a completed PDF to all backers and intends to produce the print version by the end of the year. This is great news. We have high hopes the others will deliver in due course, and will continue to keep their backers in the loop until they do. Chaosium now has a new [URL="https://www.chaosium.com/fan-use-and-licensing/"]three-tiered licensing model[/URL], and we are more judicious in who we grant licenses to, especially commercial licenses that allow crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The terms and scope of the license are better defined, and we have a more formalised process which involves a detailed business plan. As everyone is no doubt aware, we appreciate (and have experienced ourselves) the challenges of fulfilling Kickstarters, and we don't want another Ben Patey situation arising again. So far, the new policies are working well. Over the past year or so, there has been a succession of licensee projects delivering more-or-less on time (and if they've missed their delivery date, the creators have at least kept their backers well informed about progress). Recent examples of licensed Call of Cthulhu Kickstarter projects completed in a timely fashion include the ENnie-award winning [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stephaniemcalea/the-things-we-leave-behind-for-call-of-cthulhu"]The Things We Leave Behind[/URL] from Stygian Fox, Dark Cult Games' [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkcultgames/the-star-on-the-shore-a-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-module"]Star on the Shore[/URL], Golden Goblin's [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/cold-warning-a-call-of-cthulhu-7th-edition-adventu"]Cold Warning[/URL], Delphes Desvoivres' [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/195095939/props-of-nyarlathotep-london-and-cairo"]sculpture projects[/URL], Darker Hue's [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881168175/harlem-unbound-a-cthulhu-roleplaying-game-sourcebo"]Harlem Unbound[/URL], and others. Weird 8's [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davesokolowski/sun-spots-a-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-scenario"]Sun Spots[/URL] Kickstarter is just about to deliver too. Michael O'Brien - Chaosium Inc. [/QUOTE]
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