Pertaining to the copyright question

[Scott Adams]

At 12:38 PM 10/27/00 -0400, you wrote:
>::scratches head::  Not sure I understand how Chaosium came into the
>equation.  The article was about Avalon Hill being bought by Hasbro.  That
>was one of many articles out there about that very fact.  AH published P&P.
>
>I just phoned Hasbro in Pawtucket, RI... they indicated that they do, indeed,
>own the Powers & Perils name (as well as rights to the publication of the
>title), and that they have no intention of selling the name.  They further
>indicated that there were no development plans in the future for the title.
>
>::shrug::  So what do we do, if what they're telling me is true?  What CAN be
>done about the fact that someone with the legal rights to publish something
>won't, and won't sell the rights to anyone else?

It depends on who you talked to was it just a front line sales rep?  If so not
much word can be
taken from those.  That's the same type of person who says one thing and then
another
when I've called on supplies for games myself from the company :).  So I'd get
a direct letter
in response from someone in the chain of command at least.

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