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by slantyyz 5653 days ago
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?
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griftah 5653 days ago
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.
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i_c_b 5653 days ago
Why do you think D&D calls hobbits halflings, and ents treants? TSR has a vexed history with Tolkien's estate.
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Fargren 5653 days ago
Has had. TSR doesn't exist anymore.
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