Bethesda is doing the has the same problem with the original owners of fallout (yes Bethesda didnt make fallout, they bought the title for 3 more games after fallout 2). so i guess there losing that and want to feel better by suing Notch
I believe you aren't allowed to trademark any word that can be found in an official dictionary.
(Don't quote me on that!)
Now, if Bethesda made a game that was directly named Scrolls (Which can't be tm'd anyways) that *might* be a valid reason to sue. IF WORDS FROM A DICTIONARY COULD BE TRADEMARKED!
If they have the right to trademark the word 'Scrolls', I'll trademark the word 'Fish'.
Seriously. If Notch pays up, I swear I'll do it.
This is not only makes the company seem stupid, but it is insulting to the people who buy and play Bethesda games. Clearly they think their player base is so stupid as to get The Elder Scrolls and Scrolls confused. I'm pretty sure Almost no one, or very few people, calls them by The Elder Scrolls title. This is a pretty big weight in my decision to buy Skyrim or not. They did this before when they sued the old owner of Fallout for releasing a "Trilogy" and claiming that it was implied that FO3 was included. Even though the three game titles, 1, 2, and tactics, were posted right on the front of the case. This sure doesn't make my wallet feel loose when it comes time to buy Skyrim, especially after all of the "Mainstreamization" I've been hearing they're doing to Skyrim. I mean really could you possibly get The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or Skyrim OR The Elder Scrolls V confused with Scrolls?
XD they fail lol "Scrolls" is a plain word and has been around for many years. they cannot claim copyright for it. It may be their title of their game, but Mojang is using it for an Item. If they had made the word than they would have copyright for it. I can see Mojang getting free cash outta this
So according to Duxwings research, there asking notch to take out the word scrolls from any game mojang has!!! This is un just and completely unfair!! It's like bungie suying a bible game because it mentions the word "halo"! It's crazy, and I think something isn't right in that company if they think that a small company like mojang will hurt there business by making a chess game. If this gose into court, witch god willing it won't, I hope notch and mojang win millions of dollars and become a nudge company. That would be great for minecraft.
Bullcrap! This is an example of some ***** taking oppurtunity to rob a popular game in the peak of their development of their money. Copywrite is a powerful thing... Typical women. That's why there's never been a male president.
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That is ridiculous and I hope Mojang doesn't have to give in. Bethesda makes The Elder Scrolls. Which, no one even really calls them that because they all have subtitles: Elder Scrolls 3 = Morrowind, 4 = Oblivion, etc
This game is just called Scrolls. And the logo looks nothing like Elder Scrolls.
And besides, Bethesda owns the franchise "The Elder Scrolls". They don't own the rights to all games that have those words in the title. I should be able to make a game called "Scrolls the Elder" if I wanted to, and they can't do anything about it.
This is as ******** as EA's "Valve took it off Steam because they're restrictive, USE ORIGIN" garbage. Really, you break the rules you know full well about to make Valve out as the baddies?
So if I say scrolls, I can get sued? Minecraft is the game releasing on 11/11/11, not only that, hardly anyone knows about the existence of scrolls. I was never a fan of Bethesda, mostly because their games feel heavy-handed in mechanics (especially Fallout, not so much Oblivion), but I can still lose respect for them. Sad.
Plus, I "scrolled" to the bottom of this page.
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Retired Staff*sigh* Be mature about it, please, and at least spell scrotum correctly.
(Don't quote me on that!)
Now, if Bethesda made a game that was directly named Scrolls (Which can't be tm'd anyways) that *might* be a valid reason to sue. IF WORDS FROM A DICTIONARY COULD BE TRADEMARKED!
If they have the right to trademark the word 'Scrolls', I'll trademark the word 'Fish'.
Seriously. If Notch pays up, I swear I'll do it.
Not even your own fans know you as "Elder Scrolls" Bethesda. Maybe we should sue you for claims of false infringement.
This game is just called Scrolls. And the logo looks nothing like Elder Scrolls.
And besides, Bethesda owns the franchise "The Elder Scrolls". They don't own the rights to all games that have those words in the title. I should be able to make a game called "Scrolls the Elder" if I wanted to, and they can't do anything about it.
So if I say scrolls, I can get sued? Minecraft is the game releasing on 11/11/11, not only that, hardly anyone knows about the existence of scrolls. I was never a fan of Bethesda, mostly because their games feel heavy-handed in mechanics (especially Fallout, not so much Oblivion), but I can still lose respect for them. Sad.