"Scrolls" Lawsuit Goes To Court
The original debate started when developer Mojang decided to make the working title of their new CCG-like game "Scrolls", which prompted software publisher Bethesda Softworks to respond, citing potential confusion between Mojang's Scrolls and their own Elder Scrolls franchise.
Some time into the proceedings, Notch offered to settle the dispute with a friendly game of Quake 3, a challenge which was not answered. The proposed solution was intended to ease any potential PR incidents, and provide an amicable solution to the dispute. The challenge went unanswered, and legal proceedings continued unabated.
Also, while needing to protect their trademark is pertinent, the fact Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks are considered separate entities is irrelevant. One of them pays the bills, while the other makes sure the former can continue to provide that cash. So, despite the separate names, they are still one establishment, if not one company. It's like saying "Sony Entertainment" isn't "Sony" because they have different names. By boycotting Skyrim, (which I don't see as necessary at the moment) you're effectively draining money from both companies, not just the game makers.
lol nice try at being a troll. I approve...
wait was this real? I mean it couldnt be right?
That is an all time low. So... what? You cant have mountains in video games anymore?
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THANK YOU! is is not bethesda it is zenimax theyre the ass holes you should be trashing not bethesda or skyrim(comon its a game a lawsuit isnt gona change how good it is)
no bethesda(more accurately the development team) is actually quite smart look at what they made.... fallout, oblivion, morrowind, skyrim(i know its not out yet but it will be in a month and a few days give or take)
and all those games were made from a bunch of people typing up(and drawing, all the processess in making a game i dont know all of them) making games hoping that people will like it and they can get more money and make another game......
The way the court will probably see it is, Bethesda copyrighted "Elder Scrolls", which is the name of their franchise, they didnt copyright "Scrolls" however.
The same thing could have been done with Dungeons, the remake of Dungeon Keeper, but im sure the court wouldnt of heard that either, or the Dungeons and Dragons sueing Dungeons, or Dungeon Keeper, for simply having similar names.
if i recall, daggerfall isnt bethesdas. its a very old game, that most certainly predates bethesda. i cant remember correctly, but if i had to guess, it would be interplays game, since thats where bethesda originated from.
you would think that the entire Elder Scrolls series would have been shipped over to Black Isle (also spun off of interplay), since thats more down their lane than it was bethesdas.
They might have been able to get the names though, its hard to tell, since alot of copyrights were lost when interplay died out completely.
It's Bethesda Softworks that is suing Mojang. A.k.a. the company the dev teams bosses work for and the publishers of Skyrim.
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*Ugh* Who the hell let Bablefish near court documents written in Academic Swedish?
I'm sorry, but you can't be serious. Yes, I'm sure ZeniMax and Bethesda are jealous of Notch's success. Every Elder Scrolls games grosses about five times more (at the minimum) than Minecraft will ever earn.
Posts like this are exactly the reason I think the court is going to look highly unfavorably on Notch's attempts at whipping his legions into a frenzy over this case.