Ubisoft Acquires Rights To Tom Clancy Name For Games, Media

**MIG-31** · Mar 20, 2008, 01:18 PM

French publisher Ubisoft (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2) has announced that it has acquired all intellectual property rights to the name “Tom Clancy” from the thriller author.

These newly acquired rights, which help to guarantee an important multi-franchise product for the publisher, extend on a perpetual basis, free of any future royalty payments, and include use in video games and related products including books, movies and merchandising.

Tom Clancy is a best-selling author of political thrillers, including books such as The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games, turned into Hollywood films. The author initially began his co-operation with the video game industry with the formation of Red Storm Entertainment, which published the original Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six in 1998.
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Source: Gamesutra

**kris23** · Mar 20, 2008, 01:21 PM

i thought they already did....

**MIG-31** · Mar 20, 2008, 01:41 PM

Ubi was just the publishers of the series.

OmegaRED · Mar 20, 2008, 02:33 PM

Tom Clancy must be rolling on his ass laughing whenever Ubi pumps out another game and it makes him a millions of dollars

calidan · Mar 20, 2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Tom Clancy must be rolling on his ass laughing whenever Ubi pumps out another game and it makes him a millions of dollars

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free of any future royalty payments

Tom Clancy won't be making anymore money now.

**MIG-31** · Mar 20, 2008, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Tom Clancy must be rolling on his ass laughing whenever Ubi pumps out another game and it makes him a millions of dollars

Tom Clancy has received an undisclosed Figure from Ubisoft,This now means the "Tom Clancy" Name & franchise is now owened by ubisoft.

So far any future releases will make ubisoft Millions of $$ in the future instead of Tom Clancy

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These newly acquired rights, which help to guarantee an important multi-franchise product for the publisher, extend on a perpetual basis, free of any future royalty payments, and include use in video games and related products including books, movies and merchandising.

I guess you need to read the article i posted again!

**kris23** · Mar 20, 2008, 06:08 PM

will Tom Clancy still have a part in the game development? titles might suck without a good plot behind them.....

OmegaRED · Mar 20, 2008, 06:22 PM

Wtf...I'm gonna have to read more than the topic title if they articles get any more complicated

Well, I guess that means Tom Clancy got a HUGE payoff if he's signing away his royalties so he's laughing either way.

Mar 20, 2008, 01:18 PM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,244 Rep Power: 180 System Specs	Ubisoft Acquires Rights To Tom Clancy Name For Games, Media French publisher Ubisoft (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2) has announced that it has acquired all intellectual property rights to the name “Tom Clancy” from the thriller author. These newly acquired rights, which help to guarantee an important multi-franchise product for the publisher, extend on a perpetual basis, free of any future royalty payments, and include use in video games and related products including books, movies and merchandising. Tom Clancy is a best-selling author of political thrillers, including books such as The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games, turned into Hollywood films. The author initially began his co-operation with the video game industry with the formation of Red Storm Entertainment, which published the original Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six in 1998. ____________ Source: Gamesutra __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Mar 20, 2008, 01:21 PM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,236 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	i thought they already did.... __________________ Driverheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (9/4/09) New i5 systems with more to come! Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 20, 2008, 01:41 PM	#3
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,244 Rep Power: 180 System Specs	Ubi was just the publishers of the series. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Mar 20, 2008, 02:33 PM	#4
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,741 Rep Power: 82 System Specs	Tom Clancy must be rolling on his ass laughing whenever Ubi pumps out another game and it makes him a millions of dollars __________________

Mar 20, 2008, 06:08 PM	#7
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,236 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	will Tom Clancy still have a part in the game development? titles might suck without a good plot behind them..... __________________ Driverheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (9/4/09) New i5 systems with more to come! Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 20, 2008, 06:22 PM	#8
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,741 Rep Power: 82 System Specs	Wtf...I'm gonna have to read more than the topic title if they articles get any more complicated Well, I guess that means Tom Clancy got a HUGE payoff if he's signing away his royalties so he's laughing either way. __________________

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