TSR TSR3.5 Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by TSR3 against D&D owners Wizards of the Coast a few days ago was voluntarily dismissed.

Dismissal without prejudice means that the suit can be filed again. The suit lasted two days from the 7th to the 9th of December. The IndieGoGo fundraiser to fund it is still running.

TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC (7:21-cv-00210), North Carolina Eastern District Court

TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC (7:21-cv-00210), North Carolina Eastern District Court, Filed: 12/07/2021

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TSR - TSR3.5 Launches IndieGogo Campaign to "Stop" WotC

The latest in the TSR3 saga, which has gone quiet for a while, is a new IndieGoGo campaign launched to "stop Wizards of the Coast". They cite wrongful bullying of TSR, and refusal to answer requests that WotC show TSR "proof of their claims" (although the campaign page doesn't mention what those...

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At first glance, the below document is dated 21st October so it’s reasonable to assume that it is not related to the recent filing; however, apparently that date is incorrect. The correct date is in the footer, and this is indeed the dismissal of the recent filing and can be found on PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records).

 

[Wilphe]

Or more likely, they aren't smart enough to realize all the places they keep using it.

If you aren't smart enough to do that then maybe you shouldn't be playing shell games with LLCs either...

 

[Shakeshift]

If you aren't smart enough to do that then maybe you shouldn't be playing shell games with LLCs either...

The one thing that Justin Lanasa has in overwhelming quantities is unearned confidence. He's virtually swimming in it.

 

[Wilphe]

And not waving but drowning

 

[qstor]

The attorney should be sanctioned under Rule 11 for filing

 

[Deset Gled]

The attorney should be sanctioned under Rule 11 for filing

As long as they don't lie on the paperwork, I can't fault the attorney. They're expected to be lawyers, not detectives. There are real cases where IP ownership can get weird, this just isn't one of them.

 

[qstor]

Right since the case is pretty much "cut and dry" there's no case and the attorney can't file a bogus suit

Ps I'm actually a lawyer IRL but I don't do IP work but its clear to people that know about TSR and WotC that circa 2000 WotC BOUGHT TSR, its assets and rights so LaNasa can't say "ta da" I'm suddenly TSR from 1982 Lake Geneva!!

 

[Mannahnin]

Right since the case is pretty much "cut and dry" there's no case and the attorney can't file a bogus suit

Ps I'm actually a lawyer IRL but I don't do IP work but its clear to people that know about TSR and WotC that circa 2000 WotC BOUGHT TSR, its assets and rights so LaNasa can't say "ta da" I'm suddenly TSR from 1982 Lake Geneva!!

1997, but ja. As of last year, WotC has published D&D longer than TSR did.

 

[Stormonu]

1997, but ja. As of last year, WotC has published D&D longer than TSR did.

That's quite a sobering thought, especially with the game currently enjoying a surge of popularity, rather than an abandoned and forgotten system.

 

[billd91]

That's quite a sobering thought, especially with the game currently enjoying a surge of popularity, rather than an abandoned and forgotten system.

I don't know that I'd consider the thought sobering... unless it's a realization about how much time has passed and how much closer I am to the grave by comparison.

 

[Wilphe]

Imagine how much work NuTSR will have to put in to roll everything back once they pry control back out of WOTCs soulless corporate woke grasp