WotC didn't necessarily save D&D

[Mark CMG]

Sorry Mark, but was that a rebuttal, support or simply information? It is interesting reading to be sure.

Just clearing up the gray areas of the discussion with sources worth reading. (Re: Howard "Same with pretty much anything published before about 1940." Re: AD&D 1E "or is it X years after the death of the author, I can never remember" "I can publish a Conan book with zero problems because Conan is not a trademark. I can do a Flash Gordon book with no problems. I'm not sure how trademark would work for AD&D books.") Those links should help you and others clear things up for yourselves, as far as that can be done without legal advice.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Just clearing up the gray areas of the discussion with sources worth reading. (Re: Howard "Same with pretty much anything published before about 1940." Re: AD&D 1E "or is it X years after the death of the author, I can never remember" "I can publish a Conan book with zero problems because Conan is not a trademark. I can do a Flash Gordon book with no problems. I'm not sure how trademark would work for AD&D books.") Those links should help you and others clear things up for yourselves, as far as that can be done without legal advice.

I am pretty sure that Flash Gordon is also protected by trademark, not just the copyright.... If I were to write a Flash Gordon story then Hearst would have something to say about it.... (Copyright is the text - and can be renewed for a period of time. A trademark can be the title, characters, and/or trade dress, and can be renewed indefinitely.)

The Auld Grump