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Corruption, brothel trips, sexual harassment and more: Gary Con addresses lawsuit

October 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Luke Gygax and Gary Con, the tabletop RPG convention named after D&D co-creator Gary Gygax, has issued a statement addressing a lawsuit.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: convention, gary con, legal, luke gygax

Legal advice on Intellectual Property in RPGs

August 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We kick off with an introduction to what can be protected, which means learning the difference between copyright, trademark and patents.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: legal

Amazon and Asmodee sue business for apparently trying to sell rip-off games

June 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Amazon has refunded the customers involved and closed the sellers’ accounts.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: amazon, Asmodee, dixit, legal

TSR Games (3) threatens legal action against OSR community

June 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Facebook Group Old School TSR Games has reported the new TSR Games has threatened legal action.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: legal, Old School Renaissance, tsr games

Court appears to dismiss Zak S’ Gen Con lawsuit

May 1, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A screengrab of the court session minutes being shared on social media appears to show the Judge dismissing the case.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: convention, gen con, legal

John Harper gives his blessing to flogging Lasers & Feelings hacks

March 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Lasers & Feelings is a Name Your Own Price one-page RPG inspired by a song from the geeky music of The Doubleclicks.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: john harper, lasers & feelings, legal

Brexit is making life harder for tabletop companies

March 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In January, Calliope Games had to tell British Kickstarters about a problem. Calliope had run a successful Kickstarter, funding the return of the classic Station Master but at the last minute, delivery had gone off the tracks. In the game, you organise trains and passengers, but the start of the year presented a unique organisational […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: All Rolled Up, Chaosium, legal, Malleus Monstrorum, money

Zak Smith sues Gen Con and Peter Adkison

March 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In 2019, Gen Con banned Zak Smith and said they had and explained why.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: gen con, legal, Peter Adkison

Manga forced to recall High School DxD season 3

February 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Manga UK has issued a product recall for High School DxD season three for DVD and blu-ray.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: funimation, legal, manga uk

ACD sold $22.4M of Wizards of the Coast products but now must pay $250K+ in legal fees too

February 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The federal judge was unmoved who ruled that Wizards could terminate the relationship between the two companies.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: legal, money, wizards of the coast

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