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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Valiant" data-source="post: 3796233" data-attributes="member: 54792">In another thread Melan said: -Outside the OSRIC document, the supplements are on par with Role Aids material... and contrary to some online myths, those had never been ruled to be in violation of TSR's copyrights and trademarks. With the OGL, a case would be even harder to make.-My recollection of the rumors was that Role Aids (Mayfair) had started (around 82' or so) to just make support material for 1E without any permission from TSR.  Then, TSR contacted (formally or informally) Mayfair and told them to stop, at some point the two came to some agreement I believe (Role Aids was allowed to continue for a while).  But then eventually for some reason Role Aids was ended.My question are: 1. what were the original points of contention specifically, 2. what was the mutual agreement Mayfair and TSR came to, and 3. what caused the Role Aids to eventually stop (was it a legal threat by TSR, if so what about?  or did the line end because it became unprofitable)?  For instance, did Mayfair recieve a C&D and then just back down, did it go to mediation/arbitration/court, did TSR buy them out (as they did with EGG, as rumor has it). I did an quick online search last night, wasn't able to dig up much, and nothing particularly reliable.  So if anyone knows the history and death of Role Aids, I'd be curious to hear it, just to set the rumor mill straight.</blockquote>