Ian Edwards wrote: >> To my knowledge companies like Decipher must pay royalties to Wotc >> for CCG's, I have googled the matter and what you say makes sense, >> there are other game related patents they somehow achieved, the >> specifics I'm curious about so I sent off an e-mail to them. > > If you find out, I'd also be interested in whatever they have to say. > To my knowledge, the only royalties they were getting were for games > that involved "tapping." Any other information would be greatly > appreciated. :) > > > > Ian > Heres what I got in response: -----Original Message----- From: GT Info [mailto:info at gametech.us] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:12 AM To: Wizards Customer Service Subject: Question regarding WOTC patent Hello I'm looking to get more information about what is covered in patent protection related to the patents WOTC holds in the realm of CCG's If you can direct me to a proper resource that would be appreciated. While your local "fair use" laws most likely allow the use of copyrighted material for use in school project, we unfortunately cannot give permission to use any of the Wizards of the Coast copyrights. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the game support number below. Thanks! ****************************************************************** Bryan Z. Wizards of the Coast - Game Support Website: http://www.wizards.com Game Support E-Mail: custserv at wizards.com Game Support Phone: 1-800-324-6496 Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 6 PM PST Corporate Phone: (425) 226-6500 Online Store Phone: 1-800-250-7589 Online Store Email: ordersup at wizards.com Please quote this e-mail in any reply. ****************************************************************** Time to call them I guess...