tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post6735720474825163670..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Bethesda knows how to play the gameKlepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-1532801298238950332011-09-29T11:22:31.505-05:002011-09-29T11:22:31.505-05:00@Ephemeron: I understand the legal technicality, d...@Ephemeron: I understand the legal technicality, doesn't make it any less dumb!Brontehttp://arewenewatthis.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-17328764759655565872011-09-29T10:50:08.435-05:002011-09-29T10:50:08.435-05:00@Bronte: Trademarks don't have to be identical...@Bronte: Trademarks don't have to be identical in order to constitute infringement. It's also possible to sue/oppose the registration of trademark on the basis of "confusing similarity" or "likelihood of confusion".Ephemeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403198085556121203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-70747708885424176632011-09-29T08:30:55.494-05:002011-09-29T08:30:55.494-05:00@TyphoonAndrew: Good point. I'd not heard of ...@TyphoonAndrew: Good point. I'd not heard of Scrolls until all this.<br /><br />@Azuriel: Sega and Notch will team up to make Raging Scrolls.<br /><br />@Victor: Yes, it is just like a movie that I haven't seen yet but everyone says I should.<br /><br />@Ephemeron: You're probably right about their employment. But I'd say they're being about as protective as the pre-emptive invasion of Iraq.<br /><br />@Bronte: I blame Nike.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-58535981743964823852011-09-29T07:36:39.069-05:002011-09-29T07:36:39.069-05:00Patenting a phrase isn't the same as patenting...Patenting a phrase isn't the same as patenting a word, and frankly, I don't know how you have copyright claims over that to begin with. Language itself is not something you can own, or boast of, or fight lawsuits over. if they had taken your world, or your engine, or your story, or your graphics, you know, something goddamn proprietary, than it may make sense.<br /><br />As much as I love Bethesda, this is dumb as hell. And yes you are right, they have succeeded in creating a reality where "scrolls" is now associated with "elder scrolls".Brontehttp://arewenewatthis.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-59940411312279238202011-09-29T01:23:17.295-05:002011-09-29T01:23:17.295-05:00I'm 90% sure that said lawyers are not even Be...I'm 90% sure that said lawyers are not even Bethesda's employees. It's probably some big IP law firm (not entirely unlike the one I'm working for) that watches hundreds of thousands of trademarks for many different clients. Their job is to protect the assets that were entrusted to them, and they're doing it admirably.<br /><br />If you want to blame someone, blame Bethesda's houndmasters for not calling off their vigilant guard dogs.Ephemeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403198085556121203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-71831609164989064092011-09-28T22:27:18.594-05:002011-09-28T22:27:18.594-05:00So, basically...
INCEPTION?!So, basically...<br /><br />INCEPTION?!Victor Stillwaterhttp://gamesandgeekery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-50556544694262041352011-09-28T21:47:42.119-05:002011-09-28T21:47:42.119-05:00The hilarious thing, as pointed out elsewhere, is ...The hilarious thing, as pointed out elsewhere, is how Bethesda is pushing the lawsuit despite developing a game called RAGE. You know, like the Sega classic Streets of Rage. They both have roads in them too!Azurielhttp://inanage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-373821116094198932011-09-28T21:09:39.026-05:002011-09-28T21:09:39.026-05:00All the Elder Scrolls & Bethesda guys did is m...All the Elder Scrolls & Bethesda guys did is make themselves look like idiots, and give gamers like me a reason to look at the Scrolls game (just gave them my email address for the Alpha).TyphoonAndrewhttp://typhoonandrew.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com