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That's not fair what so ever, i mean like a lot of games have some similar words. I don't even know how you can sue someone for that. Come Mojang, fight for this nonsense.

NERD RAGE!!

That's incredibly dumb.

Let me re-post my earlier post for the next thirty 14 year olds about to say "scrolls! omg lol sue me Bethesda"



Let's not jump to conclusions. Bethesda is NOT suing Mojang. Zenimax, the company that owns Bethesda, is suing Mojang. It's possible that Bethesda itself does not agree with this, but you can't argue with the boss. It's like, Viacom suing someone for using the word Pimp in the show. MTV would have no say in that. Stop saying, screw Bethesda, it wont help.

Once again, it's not Bethesda. It's not even Bethesda's lawyers. It's Zenimax's lawyers. Bethesda has about as much influence on them as you do.


Second, despite the beliefs of most on this thread, you can, in legal terms own a word. That's what trademarking is for, and often the suing party does win a case like this. If they can convince the court that this can confuse people in the market, and lead to lost profits, they have a chance of winning. However, It's probably as Notch said, "Lawyers being lawyers".

Lets clarify this. You CAN own a word or phrase if you trademark it and it becomes industry standard. If that word or phrase is used in the same industry, or in a setting where it can be confused with the original trademark, there are good grounds for a lawsuit. If someone asked you about a game with the word "Scrolls" in it, who would you have said, before Mojang came out with theirs? Thats the confusion.

Also, they have the SAME RELEASE DATE. Theres a larger chance that people will confuse the games, in fact it almost seems planned on Mojang's part, the releases can negatively affect the sales of Zenimax's game. (Not Bethesda, Zenimax)


In a free market however, you do have the right to boycott their games, and this is where indie companies have the edge. With the closely knit community, you can organise something like this. I'm sure our friends over at unnamed sites could help, those that play MC, or spreading the word not to buy Skyrim until they withdraw their lawsuit. Things like this help, not "screw Bethesda i hate them loloololol"

Because, Mojang is threading a thin line here and its not going to benefit anyone.

Just my 2 cents.


Feel free to repost this in order to get that through the skulls of the fanboys and girls that are about to flood the thread with "SCROLL, LOL" "I HATE BETHESDA" "SCROLL" etc

They're only suing because he passed 3 million sales. Bunch of greedy arses.

I don't know why, since I love the work of both Mojang and Bethesda, but my only reaction to this is "rofl". :laugh.gif:

Also I agree with Dark_Surf, nobody owns a word unless they create it and it still is technically not owned by them because words are used among this Earth, that is fail how they would do, they are just trying to cash the very unfair way and I Know they are smarter than some one like me who is under the age of 18! Mojang can fight this fair and square!

lol backfired. the needs to get more info on the topic b4 she goes and sues peepz

HAHAHA i lol'ed so hard

Bethesda, may i have a word with you?

What the Mojang communtiy needs to do is write emails and messages to Bethesda saying you shouldn't sue they won't risk dropping sales of their new game over these.

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Also, they have the SAME RELEASE DATE. Theres a larger chance that people will confuse the games, in fact it almost seems planned on Mojang's part, the releases can negatively affect the sales of Zenimax's game. (Not Bethesda, Zenimax)

I don't think Scrolls has the 11/11/11 release date, that's Minecraft (and Notch said that they will probably have to release it a a week after 11/11/11).

wow, ****tards at Bethesda
They truly need to finish ES5 and stop being retarded

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I don't think Scrolls has the 11/11/11 release date, that's Minecraft (and Notch said that they will probably have to release it a a week after 11/11/11).

Not that the release even seems to matter.

The game is already out imo.

Just.. waiting on free patches and expansion packs. :]

lawl at no lifers rants XD cry sum moar

This is purely bull. Bethesda you suck!

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lol backfired. the needs to get more info on the topic b4 she goes and sues peepz

wtf are you even saying? She? Do you think Bethesda is a single person? And as it has been said before in bold it is most likely Zenimax, not Bethesda. I r confused at this post.

Im not buying skyrim anymore for companies like them.

Well now we know Mojang is making a new game!