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White Wolf in Underworld Suit

Court Awards Expedited Injunction Hearing to WHITE WOLF and NANCY A. COLLINS in "Underworld" Suit

Atlanta, GA, - White Wolf, Inc. and Nancy A. Collins yesterday appeared in court yesterday with their attorneys in an effort to get legal relief from Sony Pictures', Screen Gems' and Lakeshore Entertainment's alleged copyright infringements in their upcoming film Underworld.

Judge J. Owen Forrester did not grant the requested temporary restraining order, citing a handful of mitigating circumstances, most notably the plaintiff's inability to post a bond in excess of ten million dollars. Judge Forrester, however, did call for an expedited discovery period (lasting 30 days) and enabled the plaintiffs to have a preliminary injunction hearing thereafter. Judge Forrester also outlined his policy on fairness in his courtroom and cautioned Sony Pictures against using "big business" delay tactics.

If the injunction is granted, defendants risk their ability to proliferate the Underworld brand in video, licenses and merchandising. "I believe our attorney presented a strong case yesterday," said Mike Tinney, President of White Wolf. "The Judge had done his homework, asked a lot of smart questions, and commented that plaintiffs appeared to have made a valid argument for copyright infringement. For a small company like White Wolf and an individual plaintiff like Ms. Collins, this acknowledgement is very heartening."

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The Lord of the Rings Tradable Miniatures Game

"Sabertooth Games has launched the official The Lord of the Rings Tradable Miniatures Game website! Complete with some great information and previews of the upcoming game, its an excellent resource for the new game. The site also launches with brand new forums so that players can discuss the new game. Sabertooth employees including Ryan Miller, the lead designer for the TMG, are quite active on these boards."

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Signed Big Eyes, Small Mouth prize

The d20 web-comic Nahast: Lands of Strife by industry author Alejandro Melchor is a year old. To celebrate the anniversary Nahast are holding a dual fan-fic / fan-art competitions. The winners of each will be lucky enough to pick up a signed copy of the Deluxe Limited Edition Big Eyes, Small Mouth d20. (Note, that link doesn't point to the Deluxe Limited Edition page, that book is too limited and deluxe for a shopping page). More details about the contest can be found at the prize page.

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