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slantyyz
on Jan 2, 2011
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Maybe for the same reason that having Romeo & Juliet and King Lear in the public domain is so important.
Would West Side Story or Ran have been made if they weren't?
griftah
on Jan 2, 2011
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Copyright didn't seem to stop authors of D&D or many derivative fantasy novels that have more in common with Lord of the Rings than West Side Story with Shakespeare.
i_c_b
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Why do you think D&D calls hobbits halflings, and ents treants? TSR has a vexed history with Tolkien's estate.
Fargren
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Has had. TSR doesn't exist anymore.
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Would West Side Story or Ran have been made if they weren't?