"Rights to the Chainmail rules?" Topic
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15 Mar 2019 6:17 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Chainmail Rules?" to "Rights to the Chainmail rules?"Removed from Ultramodern Warfare (2009-present) board
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 The Badger  | 15 Mar 2019 3:38 p.m. PST |
Does anyone know who currently owns the rights (if they are not public domain) to Chainmail rules by Gary Gygax? |
nnascati  | 15 Mar 2019 4:07 p.m. PST |
You may actually be able to find them free on the web if you look around. |
| rmaker | 15 Mar 2019 4:11 p.m. PST |
Since TSR owned them, and Wizards of the Coast bought TSR, and Hasbro bought WotC, I would assume that Hasbro owns the copyright. And since Jeff Perren (co-author) is still alive, that applies for at least another seventy years. |
| BorisTheSpider | 15 Mar 2019 4:51 p.m. PST |
The original rules are on Wargame Vault |
| Lion in the Stars | 15 Mar 2019 5:19 p.m. PST |
Direct link to the Wargame Vault sales page: link $4.99 USD, get it about 30sec after you purchase it. |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 15 Mar 2019 6:18 p.m. PST |
Note that there is also the later (second?) edition rules, which went with the Chainmail miniatures line. |
 Extra Crispy | 16 Mar 2019 8:18 a.m. PST |
But I'm guessing if you;re after the rights you're thinking of publishing a new edition, or something similar? |
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