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Subject: TSR &co
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Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 10:37:26 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 18 10:37:26 1986
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Summary: TSR suing people

In all this talk about TSR killing SPI and not releasing DragonQuest I got to
wondering:

There is a line of (very good) FRP supplements put out by a company calling
itself Role Aids (yes, that's how they spell it!).  I have a couple of their
books and have seen several more.  All the back cover blurbs say that their
stuff is usable with AD&D (it is), and that AD&D is a registered trademark
of TSR, etc.  Then in big letters it says explicitly that TSR has NOT given
them permission to use the logo, etc.

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!)?

-- 
Alan Wexelblat
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