I don't have his email address. But since he's pretty much the head guy over there, he would be the one who can call the lawyers off.
I really think though that Mojang should be like David vs Goliath. A little guy standing his ground against a giant. What case does Bethesda have, really? Is there an existing legal precedence for suing someone over the use of a single word? I've never heard of such a thing.
I find it ironic that this whole thing comes down right when Minecraft celebrates its 3-millionth sale. What judge can honestly look at a case like this and not be enraged for having his time wasted.
Independent game developers are the true future of the industry. Corporate-owned developers are so bound by only the quest for the allmighty dollar that creativity has all but died. Speaking entirely for myself, I haven't gotten as much out of a single player game as I have from MineCraft... EVER! I'm not even running any mods. I'm not even playing anything else right now. Nothing this engrossing exists on the market from anything the corporate suits have put out.
If small, indie developers like Mojang allow themselves to be bullied over something this insignificant, then the ones that stand to make the most difference won't last long enough to do so.
I guess the creators of avatar the last airbender should sue james cameron for making the movie avatar umm really how far would that go for instance they dont own that word and the stories are diffrent so this battle is going to go to mojang this is a waste of time
As many others have stated, this is stupid, for one reason: You can not own a word. If I make a game called Dragons of Evermore (Don't know if that's a real game), am I supposed to expect Akira Toriyama to appear at my door, suing me for using Dragon? NO.
If they sue Mojang over this, they should sue everybody who says the word "scrolls". They are just trying to make some money at someone else's expense because they know Mojang is great. Just like standard bullying, bring them down to make yourself feel bigger. Congrats Bethesda, you are officially a bully corp.
I would understand if they named the new game "Elder Scrolls" or something (which is really not allowed) but seriously, suing for ONE word? Kinda too paranoid there.
Here's how I think(though I desperately hope I'm wrong) this will turn out.
Late 2011- Official Mojang vs. Bethesda trial. Mojang loses due to Bethesda's lawyers' twisting the truth and propaganda. Mojang loses and Bethesda wins the rights to Mojang and Minecraft. Immediately afterwards, half the community quits.
Mid 2012- Due to the decrease in players, Bethesda desperately adds stupid updates to Minecraft.
Late 2012- Almost everyone has quit Minecraft. Bethesda pulls the plug and quits developing.
By 2013 Minecraft is officially dead.
Bethesda isn't suing for Minecraft. It's suing for Scrolls, and if they win Mojang will lose money and have to change the name of the new game they are making, not forfeit rights to the game.
If they sue Mojang over this, they should sue everybody who says the word "scrolls". They are just trying to make some money at someone else's expense because they know Mojang is great. Just like standard bullying, bring them down to make yourself feel bigger. Congrats Bethesda, you are officially a bully corp.
"Money is the root of all evil; Capitalism is just a pseudo-Communism using money as a disguise"
I am hereby trademarking my invented quote, anyone using this without my permission is gonna get sued! :tongue.gif:
I bought Minecraft to help support Mojang's progress. This is a load of crap. Not only is this nonsense slowing down Mojang's progress as far as finishing their games, it's also costing them alot of money that people payed to fund Minecraft.
With such a large market of RPGs out there, having a copyright on a common word like 'scroll' is very hindering to the genre's progress.
Way to go Bethesda, I won't be buying from you any time soon... I'll be too busy playing Minecraft.
-If I sound butthurt, it's because I am.-
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Why does everyone who has more than 700 forum posts think that they are some sort of 'deputy-moderator'?
Why is everyone on the Minecraft Forums so uptight? It's like a dictatorship. Calm down, it's just Minecraft.
I don't have his email address. But since he's pretty much the head guy over there, he would be the one who can call the lawyers off.
I really think though that Mojang should be like David vs Goliath. A little guy standing his ground against a giant. What case does Bethesda have, really? Is there an existing legal precedence for suing someone over the use of a single word? I've never heard of such a thing.
I find it ironic that this whole thing comes down right when Minecraft celebrates its 3-millionth sale. What judge can honestly look at a case like this and not be enraged for having his time wasted.
Independent game developers are the true future of the industry. Corporate-owned developers are so bound by only the quest for the allmighty dollar that creativity has all but died. Speaking entirely for myself, I haven't gotten as much out of a single player game as I have from MineCraft... EVER! I'm not even running any mods. I'm not even playing anything else right now. Nothing this engrossing exists on the market from anything the corporate suits have put out.
If small, indie developers like Mojang allow themselves to be bullied over something this insignificant, then the ones that stand to make the most difference won't last long enough to do so.
/ban Bethesta
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Darn, only if Minecraft commands worked. :/
Bethesda isn't suing for Minecraft. It's suing for Scrolls, and if they win Mojang will lose money and have to change the name of the new game they are making, not forfeit rights to the game.
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"Money is the root of all evil; Capitalism is just a pseudo-Communism using money as a disguise"
I am hereby trademarking my invented quote, anyone using this without my permission is gonna get sued! :tongue.gif:
With such a large market of RPGs out there, having a copyright on a common word like 'scroll' is very hindering to the genre's progress.
Way to go Bethesda, I won't be buying from you any time soon... I'll be too busy playing Minecraft.
-If I sound butthurt, it's because I am.-