Saturday, November 26, 2011

Starfleet Wars copyright info

The author of the Zenopus Archives, whose devotion to the old blue box Dungeons & Dragons rules rivals my obsession with Starfleet Wars, recently scoured the United States Copyright Office website for publication information regarding the Holmes basic D&D set

Since ZA's research proved so fruitful, I decided to follow in his footsteps and search the online catalog for similar details regarding the SfW games.  I found three entries for Starfleet Wars (links are embedded in the Copyright Office entries and go to copyright searches for that name):

Type of Work:Visual Material
Registration Number / Date:TX0000621288 / 1980-06-16
Application Title:Starships.
Title:Starfleet wars.
Description:Folder.
Notes:Catalog sheet.
Copyright Claimant:Superior Models, Inc.
Date of Creation:1978
Date of Publication:1978-07-24
Authorship on Application:Superior Models, Inc., employer for hire of Ron Spicer.
Copyright Note:C.O. correspondence.
Names:Spicer, Ron, 1937-
Superior Models, Inc.


Type of Work:Visual Material
Registration Number / Date:TX0000621289 / 1980-06-16
Application Title:Starfleet wars game board.
Title:Starfleet wars.
Imprint:Claymont, Del. : Superior Models, c1978.
Copyright Claimant:Superior Models, Inc.
Date of Creation:1978
Date of Publication:1978-07-24
Authorship on Application:Superior Models, Inc., employer for hire of Ron Spicer.
Copyright Note:C.O. correspondence.
Names:Spicer, Ron, 1937-
Superior Models, Inc.


Type of Work:Text
Registration Number / Date:TX0000509051 / 1980-04-29
Title:Starfleet wars / [written by Wayne Smith ; designed & illustrated by Ron Spicer].
Imprint:Claymont, DE : Superior Models, c1978.
Description:16 p.
Copyright Claimant:Superior Models, Inc.
Date of Creation:1978
Date of Publication:1978-07-24
Authorship on Application:Superior Models, Inc., employer for hire.
Copyright Note:C.O. correspondence.
Names:Smith, Wayne
Spicer, Ron
Superior Models, Inc.


I also found an entry for MAATAC (which is spelled with spaces in between the letters for some reason):

Type of Work:Text
Registration Number / Date:TX0000509050 / 1980-04-29
Title:The Intergalactic wargame of great armored fighting machines : M A A T A C / [written by Wayne Smith ; designed & illustrated by Ron Spicer].
Imprint:Claymont, DE : Superior Models, c1979.
Description:16 p.
Copyright Claimant:Superior Models, Inc.
Date of Creation:1979
Date of Publication:1979-07-10
Authorship on Application:Superior Models, Inc., employer for hire.
Copyright Note:C.O. correspondence.
Other Title:M A A T AC
Names:Smith, Wayne
Spicer, Ron
Superior Models, Inc.

My thanks to Zenopus Archives for pointing me to this great resource!

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