TSR vs The Internet (ver 0.3) Being a compilation of the debate concerning the rights of fans of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Roleplaying Game System to distribute fan-authored, AD&D-related works free of charge vs. TSR's rights to safeguard its trademarks and copyrights by controlling all such distribution. To Whom it May Concern Introduction Shorts Heard Around the World TSR's Letters to an FTP Site TSR's Initial Post to the Internet TSR Details its Policy MPGN Announces Exclusive Liscense MPGN: About the Connect Limits Initial Response from the Internet First Inklings of the Debate The Big Fear about the "Disclaimer" Speculations as to a Hidden Agenda Are they trying to steal our work? The Curious Origin of the Drow So Much For Freedom Policies of Other RPG Publishers TSR Employees 'fess-up Forever Lost Legal Arguments Key Questions of the Debate First Inklings of Legal Research Tennis Balls & "The Told Us To" Apology for TSR TSR Legal's Response to the Debate Actual Correspondence w/ TSR Legal Joel's Treatise Jeff's Book Report Arguments on Fair Use On the Nature of Trademarks Jeff's Treatise Nolo Attorney Stephen Fishman Looking to the Future Jeff's Letter to the EFF A Long Talk with Rob Miracle A Survey Regarding MPGN Trying to Get Rob to Respond