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Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: TSR &co
Message-ID: <456@snow.warwick.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 17:55:53 EST
Article-I.D.: snow.456
Posted: Mon Mar 24 17:55:53 1986
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Organization: Computer Science, Warwick University, UK
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Keywords: TSR legal action
Summary: TSR sued Mayfar games over the Role Aids products, and won

In article <1195@milano.UUCP> wex@milano.UUCP writes:
>There is a line of (very good) FRP supplements put out by a company calling
>itself Role Aids [...]

[paraphrase of original:  the Role Aids supplements claim to be usable with
AD&D, and say that AD&D is a trademark of TSR `use without permission']
>My question is:  Why do this?  Is it some sort of legal device for self-
>protection?  Is TSR suing these people (gawd, I hope not!)?
>

I understand that TSR have successfully sued Mayfair Games, the producers of
the `Role Aids' products.  Newer editions of the suplements no longer bear the
message about the TSR/AD&D trademark.
This was reported in The Dragon, and in Imagine & White Dwarf in the UK.
I don't remember the date.

	- Russell
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