[OT] GORE (was: re: [Rq-rules] Sandy's sorcery and the new BRP book)

[Peter Brink]

Clive Wickens skrev:
> 
> "So, OSRICT, GORET, and Labyrinth LordT serve as trademarks for which 
 > express permission has been given by the trademark owners for use
 > by third-party publishers (if they follow certain criteria, which are a
 > little different for each license)."
> 
> Here it says EXPRESS PERMISSION has been given by trademark owners, 
 > so in relation to GORE is that Greg Stafford who has snaggled the
 > trademark to RQ. Or ( since they don't mention RQ anywhere ) would
 > that be Chaosium ?
> 
> Curiouser and curiouser said Alice
> 

It's acctually Issaries INC. that owns the trademark RuneQuest. Issaries 
picked it up just ahead of Chaosium after Avalon Hill (owned by Hasbro, 
who also owns WotC) had let the tradmark registration lapse.

GORE is made available under the Open Game License (OGL) and the game is 
based on the MRQ SRD.

The GORE License gives third-party users the right to use the trademarks 
GORE, OSTRIC and Labyrinth Lord. That permission makes no sense unless 
you are aware of that the OGL contains a clause that deny third-party 
users the right to refer to or use _any_ trademark, even if the 
trademark is completely unrelated to gaming. Issaries or Chaosium are 
not involved in any way, GORE, OSTRIC and Labyrinth Lord are trademarks 
owned by a guy named Daniel Proctor and it's he who allows other people 
to use his trademarks.

/Peter Brink