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Brexit and VAT changes on shipping may force board game Kickstarters to abandon the UK

September 6, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A no-deal Brexit will force international companies trying to fulfil Kickstarters in the UK to pay VAT, register with HM Revenue & Customs and maintain complex new tax records.

License dispute stops The Cimmerian: Queen of Black Coast orders

September 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The US giant Diamond Comic Distributors no longer makes mention of Ablaze's uncensored Coman series The Cimmerian: Queen of Black Coast.

Published a stat block? D&D are sending takedowns as a legal challenge brews

August 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Is it legal to publish stat blocks?

The Brexit trap for British publishers going to the Essen Game Fair

August 8, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The 2019 Essen Game Fair runs from 24th October to the 27th October, which is a Sunday. As it stands now, on 31st October the UK is on course to crash out of the European Union.…

It is illegal to sell cosplay contact lens in the UK

May 29, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It turns out that it's illegal to sell contact lens, even zero-powered ones used for cosmetics and cosplay, to anyone who does not need them.

Board games, models and dice caught up in US-China trade war

May 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This is not a done deal. There will be hearings on the proposal on June 17th and if they pass then 25% tariffs could be in force by June 24th.

Amongst legal drama, Chaosium gives Christmas gift to Éditions Sans-Détour backers

December 23, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Éditions Sans-Détour has a license problem. They've not paid for their rights to the French rights of Call of Cthulhu for months, and the lease has now expired.

Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica cover artist and two other D&D illustrators banned from entering America

August 28, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Titus Lunter is an illustrator and concept artist who has worked on Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering and for companies like Riot and Valve. Anna Steinbauer is an illustrator who has also worked on Magic: the Gathering.…

D&D’s Gary Gygax’s widow is being sued by Hollywood over a dungeon

August 15, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Urg, this looks messy. Two years ago the movie producer Tom DeSanto (X-Men, Transformers and this summer’s Bumble Bee) struck a deal to ‘oversee the Gygax catalog of published and unpublished works’.…

Is the Dutch solution to Loot Boxes more evil than the problem?

July 25, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Dutch banned Loot Boxes and Valve removed them in June. Wesley Yin-Poole has a nice write up the situation over at Eurogamer. In essence; Loot Boxes are gambling. You pay money for them and don’t know what you’ll get back.…

Brexit and VAT changes on shipping may force board game Kickstarters to abandon the UK

License dispute stops The Cimmerian: Queen of Black Coast orders

Published a stat block? D&D are sending takedowns as a legal challenge brews

The Brexit trap for British publishers going to the Essen Game Fair

It is illegal to sell cosplay contact lens in the UK

Board games, models and dice caught up in US-China trade war

Amongst legal drama, Chaosium gives Christmas gift to Éditions Sans-Détour backers

Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica cover artist and two other D&D illustrators banned from entering America

D&D’s Gary Gygax’s widow is being sued by Hollywood over a dungeon

Is the Dutch solution to Loot Boxes more evil than the problem?

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