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I'm not sure what you're trying to refer to with that Games Workshop comment. They've generally been a very good steward of their IP and have brought a number o

I'm not sure what you're trying to refer to with that Games Workshop comment. They've generally been a very good steward of their IP and have brought a number of fan creators in-house.

mattl 4y ago
Games Workshop had a lawsuit with Chapterhouse that didn’t go great for them.
- iamacyborg 4y ago
  A decade ago.
  - mattl 4y ago
    And D&D 4th edition was 2007-2013 and people still don’t forget the mess it was.
hodgeheg 4y ago
Possibly the time they tried to get a book pulled from bookstores because it had "space marine" in the title. [1] Or the time they clamped down on fan animations in Warhammer settings. [2] Or their lawsuit against Chapterhouse. [3] [1] https://gizmodo.com/games-workshop-is-still-claiming-to-own-the-trademark-t-5982201 https://gizmodo.com/games-workshop-is-still-claiming-to-own-... [2] https://www.pcgamer.com/games-workshop-is-trying-to-shut-down-fan-animations/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games-workshop-is-trying-to-shut-dow... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/cqao2l/miniature_wargaming_that_time_games_workshop/ https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/cqao2l/miniatur...
- iamacyborg 4y ago
  Ah, I knew the fan animations thing would pop up. There was a lot of drama but no creator was ever asked to stop producing fan-content. What did happen was some creators got bullied by the fanbase though. [1] Some of those creators got full-time jobs and others were asked to stop monetising the content. I'm not sure why either of those are problems. No one has to stop doing what they're doing and some folks get to work officially for an IP they're passionate about. As far as the Space Marine book thing, sure, that was dumb but hardly a big deal and the Chapterhouse lawsuit was a decade ago. GW has changed significantly and noticeably since. [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/onl8vf/a_statement_on_sodaz_absolutelynothing_and_other/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/onl8vf/a_stat...
anothernewdude 4y ago
> and have brought a number of fan creators in-house. under threat of litigation.

I'm not sure what you're trying to refer to with that Games Workshop comment. They've generally been a very good steward of their IP and have brought a number of fan creators in-house.

mattl 4y ago

Games Workshop had a lawsuit with Chapterhouse that didn’t go great for them.

iamacyborg 4y ago
A decade ago.
- mattl 4y ago
  And D&D 4th edition was 2007-2013 and people still don’t forget the mess it was.

hodgeheg 4y ago

Possibly the time they tried to get a book pulled from bookstores because it had "space marine" in the title. [1] Or the time they clamped down on fan animations in Warhammer settings. [2] Or their lawsuit against Chapterhouse. [3] [1] https://gizmodo.com/games-workshop-is-still-claiming-to-own-the-trademark-t-5982201 https://gizmodo.com/games-workshop-is-still-claiming-to-own-... [2] https://www.pcgamer.com/games-workshop-is-trying-to-shut-down-fan-animations/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games-workshop-is-trying-to-shut-dow... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/cqao2l/miniature_wargaming_that_time_games_workshop/ https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/cqao2l/miniatur...

iamacyborg 4y ago
Ah, I knew the fan animations thing would pop up. There was a lot of drama but no creator was ever asked to stop producing fan-content. What did happen was some creators got bullied by the fanbase though. [1] Some of those creators got full-time jobs and others were asked to stop monetising the content. I'm not sure why either of those are problems. No one has to stop doing what they're doing and some folks get to work officially for an IP they're passionate about. As far as the Space Marine book thing, sure, that was dumb but hardly a big deal and the Chapterhouse lawsuit was a decade ago. GW has changed significantly and noticeably since. [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/onl8vf/a_statement_on_sodaz_absolutelynothing_and_other/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/onl8vf/a_stat...

anothernewdude 4y ago

> and have brought a number of fan creators in-house. under threat of litigation.