It's more complicated than all of that, and I have some confidentiality issues I need to be mindful of. But, speaking generally, there are multiple pieces we need to deal with. The trademark is registered to Longshore, Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer, who is our publishing partner. The art and other artistic elements of the original game are subject to copyright, which is still held by Hasbro -- you'll notice we're not using any original art (which we avoid anyway as part of our restoration approach). Separately, there is the matter of the design of the pieces, such as Vul-Kar himself. Then, there is the issue of the game play. As many of you know, there isn't much in the way of protection for mechanics. However, we have always worked with the original designer as a matter of ethics separate from any legal obligation. We're happy that Bruce Lund is on board and has been happy with our approach.
All in all, it's much more interesting than the debt collection litigation I did for 20+ years before I started Restoration Games.
All in all, it's much more interesting than the debt collection litigation I did for 20+ years before I started Restoration Games.