Re: (TFT) Copyright discussion-Lawrence Lessig

["Hugh Honts" <hhonts@earthlink.net>]

Figures might not be so bad.  if it was in the 20K range.  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rsmith" <rsmith@lightspeed.ca>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 5:58 PM
Subject: RE: (TFT) Copyright discussion-Lawrence Lessig


> Hi Joe,
> I think Guy M.L. was saying that even
> he (who was on good terms with Howard Th.)
> was quoted a 5 figure price.
> 
> Rick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tft-owner@brainiac.com [mailto:tft-owner@brainiac.com]On Behalf Of
> Joe Hartley
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 6:44 AM
> To: tft@brainiac.com
> Subject: RE: (TFT) Copyright discussion-Lawrence Lessig
> 
> 
> "rsmith" <rsmith@lightspeed.ca> wrote:
> > Howard Th. originally asked for ~$250,000 for the
> > rights to TFT (if I remember long past threads correctly).
> > 
> > However it was NOT worth $250,000.  No one paying that
> > much could ever expect to make back their money.
> 
> It's worth remembering that the figure used as the asking price was
> what was quoted to Steve Jackson when he asked about it.  The parting
> of the ways of SJ and HT was acrimonious, and that number was apparently
> pulled out of the air to be a deterrent to SJ.
> 
> If I recall the rumors and gossip correctly, SJ could have left 
> Metagaming with either Ogre or TFT, and he chose Ogre... apparently
> a wise move all these years later.
> 
> 
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