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20 September 2021CopyrightBen Wodecki

Wizards and demons: does a copyright claim spell trouble for card gamers?

A decision by the US Copyright Office to grant protection to an academic covering his " Magic: the Gathering" (MTG) trading cards has left players furious—and IP lawyers perplexed.

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