DGP and all that

[aramis]

I don't think Rodger really knows how much of the IP he actually owns, and how much isn't his. It can be really tricky to figure out. And, to be honest, Rodger is an idea man, not a research man.

Joe, did you BUY the IP to the articles in TD, or just Permission to Publish?

 

[aramis]

I don't think Rodger really knows how much of the IP he actually owns, and how much isn't his. It can be really tricky to figure out. And, to be honest, Rodger is an idea man, not a research man.

Joe, did you BUY the IP to the articles in TD, or just Permission to Publish?

 

[jfugatesr]

We bought North American publication rights, and copyrighted the material to DGP. We could take the material, print it and reprint it all we wanted, using it over and over in future products marketed to North America if we wished.

We often, as a courtesy to the author, paid them for a second printing as well when we did it (rare), but mostly just a token fee compared to what they got the first time it was published.

Which means the authors can freely publish their material outside the US and sell it to non-US markets if they wish. Now this gets a bit tricky because publishing the articles over the internet is *global* which includes North America, and is an infrigement on DGP's rights -- which today is Roger Sanger.

The MTJs were copyright GDW because using the Journal name on a Traveller magazine was GDW's property and they would only let us publish under that name if we copyrighted the material to them. So GDW, now Marc Miller, owns that content.

 

[jfugatesr]

We bought North American publication rights, and copyrighted the material to DGP. We could take the material, print it and reprint it all we wanted, using it over and over in future products marketed to North America if we wished.

We often, as a courtesy to the author, paid them for a second printing as well when we did it (rare), but mostly just a token fee compared to what they got the first time it was published.

Which means the authors can freely publish their material outside the US and sell it to non-US markets if they wish. Now this gets a bit tricky because publishing the articles over the internet is *global* which includes North America, and is an infrigement on DGP's rights -- which today is Roger Sanger.

The MTJs were copyright GDW because using the Journal name on a Traveller magazine was GDW's property and they would only let us publish under that name if we copyrighted the material to them. So GDW, now Marc Miller, owns that content.

 

[jfugatesr]

We bought North American publication rights, and copyrighted the material to DGP. We could take the material, print it and reprint it all we wanted, using it over and over in future products marketed to North America if we wished.

We often, as a courtesy to the author, paid them for a second printing as well when we did it (rare), but mostly just a token fee compared to what they got the first time it was published.

Which means the authors can freely publish their material outside the US and sell it to non-US markets if they wish. Now this gets a bit tricky because publishing the articles over the internet is *global* which includes North America, and is an infrigement on DGP's rights -- which today is Roger Sanger.

The MTJs were copyright GDW because using the Journal name on a Traveller magazine was GDW's property and they would only let us publish under that name if we copyrighted the material to them. So GDW, now Marc Miller, owns that content.

 

[jfugatesr]

And for the record, artwork was slightly different. We bought North American *first* publication rights to artwork.

That means if we published the art a second time, we owed the artist again, although slightly discounted. It also means the artist got his artwork back and could resell it however he wished.

I own the original cover painting to World Builders Handbook in my personal collection. It's one of my favorite pieces ... we paid for rights to publish it on the WBH cover, then I liked it so well that I paid AC Farley in a separate transaction to purchse the art from him, since all we paid for the first time around was first time publication rights.

 

[jfugatesr]

And for the record, artwork was slightly different. We bought North American *first* publication rights to artwork.

That means if we published the art a second time, we owed the artist again, although slightly discounted. It also means the artist got his artwork back and could resell it however he wished.

I own the original cover painting to World Builders Handbook in my personal collection. It's one of my favorite pieces ... we paid for rights to publish it on the WBH cover, then I liked it so well that I paid AC Farley in a separate transaction to purchse the art from him, since all we paid for the first time around was first time publication rights.

 

[jfugatesr]

And for the record, artwork was slightly different. We bought North American *first* publication rights to artwork.

That means if we published the art a second time, we owed the artist again, although slightly discounted. It also means the artist got his artwork back and could resell it however he wished.

I own the original cover painting to World Builders Handbook in my personal collection. It's one of my favorite pieces ... we paid for rights to publish it on the WBH cover, then I liked it so well that I paid AC Farley in a separate transaction to purchse the art from him, since all we paid for the first time around was first time publication rights.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
Our primary motivation at DGP was first and foremost a love for Traveller and the RPG industry.

And it showed in the high quality and lasting value of DGP products!

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
Our primary motivation at DGP was first and foremost a love for Traveller and the RPG industry.

And it showed in the high quality and lasting value of DGP products!

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
Our primary motivation at DGP was first and foremost a love for Traveller and the RPG industry.

And it showed in the high quality and lasting value of DGP products!

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
Doesn't sound like Roger knew how to get our previous work off the AI disks he received in the DGP transfer.

One wonders why RS, knowing how to contact you, didn't just ask for instructions or help on how to get at the data in the files.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
Doesn't sound like Roger knew how to get our previous work off the AI disks he received in the DGP transfer.

One wonders why RS, knowing how to contact you, didn't just ask for instructions or help on how to get at the data in the files.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
Doesn't sound like Roger knew how to get our previous work off the AI disks he received in the DGP transfer.

One wonders why RS, knowing how to contact you, didn't just ask for instructions or help on how to get at the data in the files.

 

[jfugatesr]

Gee, I guess he owes me money too then . . . </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Which also means that you own those works, and can resell them. Which is what I did with the patrol cruiser...

</font>[/QUOTE]Which is true ... if you never got paid then nobody bought anything. I told Roger he needed to make good on all the smaller purchases (I was already paying back the biggies myself, like Lords of Thunder), and I was selling those debts to him.

Roger, Roger ... remember what I told you?

 

[jfugatesr]

Gee, I guess he owes me money too then . . . </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Which also means that you own those works, and can resell them. Which is what I did with the patrol cruiser...

</font>[/QUOTE]Which is true ... if you never got paid then nobody bought anything. I told Roger he needed to make good on all the smaller purchases (I was already paying back the biggies myself, like Lords of Thunder), and I was selling those debts to him.

Roger, Roger ... remember what I told you?

 

[jfugatesr]

Gee, I guess he owes me money too then . . . </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Which also means that you own those works, and can resell them. Which is what I did with the patrol cruiser...

</font>[/QUOTE]Which is true ... if you never got paid then nobody bought anything. I told Roger he needed to make good on all the smaller purchases (I was already paying back the biggies myself, like Lords of Thunder), and I was selling those debts to him.

Roger, Roger ... remember what I told you?

 

[hunter]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
We bought North American publication rights, and copyrighted the material to DGP. We could take the material, print it and reprint it all we wanted, using it over and over in future products marketed to North America if we wished.

Was that for everything or just the magazine articles?

Hunter

 

[hunter]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
We bought North American publication rights, and copyrighted the material to DGP. We could take the material, print it and reprint it all we wanted, using it over and over in future products marketed to North America if we wished.

Was that for everything or just the magazine articles?

Hunter

 

[hunter]

Originally posted by JoeFugate:
We bought North American publication rights, and copyrighted the material to DGP. We could take the material, print it and reprint it all we wanted, using it over and over in future products marketed to North America if we wished.

Was that for everything or just the magazine articles?

Hunter