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Update On The Legal Battle

Jul24
by Jeff Dee on July 24, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Posted In: Monkey House News

As you may know, we have been waiting for the courts to issue a ruling on the appeals surrounding our victory in the lawsuit over the publication rights to V&V.

We now have the court’s ruling in hand. The appeals court is sending the case back down to Arizona to re-visit several issues. But on one particular issue – the one that’s most central to our case – the judges were absolutely clear. Quoting from their ruling:

“Reviewing de novo, Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc), we hold that summary judgment in favor of Dee and Herman was proper on the copyright claims. The 1979 contract granted to FGU, Inc., publication rights to the 1979 Villains and Vigilantes Rulebook. The parties’ course of conduct extended the contract to apply to the 1982 Rulebook, as well. But the contract expressly provided that the agreement would terminate by operation of law if FGU, Inc., ceased to do business for any reason. The agreement also prohibited the assignment of any rights under the contract without the written consent of the other parties. By the terms of the agreement, when FGU, Inc., was dissolved in 1991, all rights to the 1979 and 1982 Rulebooks reverted to Dee and Herman. Accordingly, all sales after the 1991 dissolution of FGU, Inc., of the 1979 or 1982 Rulebooks were infringing acts.”

In plain English: we have the legal right to publish our superhero role-playing game, and Scott Bizar does not.

As we said, the judges sent several other issues – most notably, the question of the trademark – back down to the Arizona courts. We remain confident that all of our rights will ultimately be upheld.

Thanks for your continued support!
-Jeff Dee & Jack Herman

Greetings NTRPGCon Friends!

Jun09
by Jeff Dee on June 9, 2015 at 8:36 am
Posted In: Monkey House News

Monkey House had a great weekend at NTRPGCon; we sold copies of V&V 2.1, Living Legends and our adventures to a bunch of cool people. If you’re one of them, welcome aboard! Don’t forget to register on our forum page, and explore the tabs on this site (above) for free goodies and links to more awesome stuff!

-Jeff Dee

Seasons Greetings!

Dec24
by Jeff Dee on December 24, 2014 at 3:02 pm
Posted In: Monkey House News

VV Xmas

Happy Independence Day!

Jul04
by Jeff Dee on July 4, 2014 at 10:22 am
Posted In: Monkey House News

Monkey House Games wishes all of our fellow Americans a safe & happy 4th of July. Whether you’re watching fireworks, playing a patriotic hero in your favorite RPG, or barbecuing on the front lawn we hope this turns out to be a wonderful day!

-Jeff & Jack

The Return of Living Legends!

Jun16
by Jeff Dee on June 16, 2014 at 10:20 am
Posted In: Living Legends, Monkey House News

Living Legends(tm), our other superhero RPG set in the Villains & Vigilantes(tm) Universe, is available in print once again! LL features point-based character creation with optional random generation, over 80 distinct powers with an extensive array of enhancement and limitation options, and fast and exciting combat. Living Legends(tm) continues the V&V world setting with a hypercharged new game system by V&V co-creator Jeff Dee! Check it out at lulu.com

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