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From: erica@orca.UUCP (Eric Anderson)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Judges Guild?
Message-ID: <1433@orca.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 12:31:34 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  3 12:31:34 1985
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In article <457@bunkerb.UUCP> pop@bunkerb.UUCP (Paul Pederson) writes:


>	3) A few years ago, Arneson took TSR to court because he felt that
>he was the originator of D&D, and therefore should receive just compenstation
>from TSR.  Is this true?  If so, what was the outcome of the case?  I've heard
>that this court case was a major reason why there has been a "shake up" at
>TSR (employees leaving and starting up the company "Pacesetter").  Anyone 
>with the real scoop?  Anyone with further speculation?

Yes, Dave Arneson was one of the original authors of Dungeons and Dragons.
You will note that he is listed as author in the original books.  The
volume on Blackmoor is based on the campaign he ran in Minneapolis.

I have no direct knowledge of a law suit but have heard from people who know
him and who were involved in his original campaign that there was such as suit
and I belive that he did recieve some money.

Last I heard Arneson was still living in the Twin Cities area and has his
own game company.  I think that "Adventures in Fantasy" is the name, but
it has been a while so I may be wrong. 

		-Eric Anderson