Suing Mojang for using the word scrolls? that is the equivalent to me making a game and in the game some dude said Scrolls and the whole game got sued.
When a company wants money they sue the big indie makers.
Thats whats happening right now with bethesta suing mojang.
Its not about the title but the money.
Anyways Mojang will win because no judge will let someone sue someone else for a title and get away with so much money!
The reason Notch posted this is because he decided to start posting random crap because so many people are following him. "I like ice cream," he said once. Also, in the 15 page letter why is Nintendo getting mixed up with this?
Nike owns "Air"
Apple owns... Apple.
Paris Hilton owns "That's hot!"
Donald Trump couldn't get "You're fired" because it was too similar to the already owned "You're hired"
End result of all of this is nothing will happen, this is the way TM laws work. Stop bitching about it and read some info before going all "ZOMG NEVER BUYING GAMES FROM THESE PEOPLE AGAIN!!!!111One"
Nike owns "Air"
Apple owns... Apple.
Paris Hilton owns "That's hot!"
Donald Trump couldn't get "You're fired" because it was too similar to the already owned "You're hired"
End result of all of this is nothing will happen, this is the way TM laws work. Stop bitching about it and read some info before going all "ZOMG NEVER BUYING GAMES FROM THESE PEOPLE AGAIN!!!!111One"
Actually some people are reading it, and finding themselves fairly pissed off that Bethesda would do something so utterly stupid to begin with. There is no copyright on "Scrolls" and Mojang is working towards copyrighting it, even if Bethesda contests it. There is no way either game name is similar, only by one single word. If they really want to play hardball, power to em, but in the end, it's the legal systems between both game company's that will battle it out. I must admit, it is pretty ****ed they would do that.
Actually some people are reading it, and finding themselves fairly pissed off that Bethesda would do something so utterly stupid to begin with. There is no copyright on "Scrolls" and Mojang is working towards copyrighting it, even if Bethesda contests it. There is no way either game name is similar, only by one single word. If they really want to play hardball, power to em, but in the end, it's the legal systems between both game company's that will battle it out. I must admit, it is pretty ****ed they would do that.
The fact that you're saying "Copyright" shows you don't know enough about IP and trademarks.
Zinimax OWNS "The Elder Scrolls" name. Plain and simple. They own it. It is theirs. Hopefully no one contests that.
Notch wants to own "Scrolls" as a name. When he applied, Zinimax would have been told that someone wants to make name containing a word that is contained in their name.
Zinimax NEEDS to defend their Trademark. If they don't, then they are not meeting the requirements of said trademark, and will lose it, meaning anyone could buy the rights to it, then sue THEM.
So. They defend it, by issuing a C&D to Mojang Spec. Normal course of action would be Mojang getting an IP lawyer to send back another 15 page letter saying that the two items are distinctly different, about different things, and that they can quite frankly stick their requests for legal costs up their ass, as long as everyone involved agrees not to stop on each others toes.
And life goes on.
These usually NEVER make common knowledge, and happen ALL the time. The media just loves running with it, especially when it's a big corporation involved.
So apparently bethesda will have to travel back in time to rome/greek and sue them all for using the word "scrolls". They probally wrote that word down a bazillion times.
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Suing Mojang for using the word scrolls? that is the equivalent to me making a game and in the game some dude said Scrolls and the whole game got sued.
Thats whats happening right now with bethesta suing mojang.
Its not about the title but the money.
Anyways Mojang will win because no judge will let someone sue someone else for a title and get away with so much money!
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Retired StaffYou CAN own a word.
Nike owns "Air"
Apple owns... Apple.
Paris Hilton owns "That's hot!"
Donald Trump couldn't get "You're fired" because it was too similar to the already owned "You're hired"
End result of all of this is nothing will happen, this is the way TM laws work. Stop bitching about it and read some info before going all "ZOMG NEVER BUYING GAMES FROM THESE PEOPLE AGAIN!!!!111One"
Actually some people are reading it, and finding themselves fairly pissed off that Bethesda would do something so utterly stupid to begin with. There is no copyright on "Scrolls" and Mojang is working towards copyrighting it, even if Bethesda contests it. There is no way either game name is similar, only by one single word. If they really want to play hardball, power to em, but in the end, it's the legal systems between both game company's that will battle it out. I must admit, it is pretty ****ed they would do that.
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Retired StaffThe fact that you're saying "Copyright" shows you don't know enough about IP and trademarks.
Zinimax OWNS "The Elder Scrolls" name. Plain and simple. They own it. It is theirs. Hopefully no one contests that.
Notch wants to own "Scrolls" as a name. When he applied, Zinimax would have been told that someone wants to make name containing a word that is contained in their name.
Zinimax NEEDS to defend their Trademark. If they don't, then they are not meeting the requirements of said trademark, and will lose it, meaning anyone could buy the rights to it, then sue THEM.
So. They defend it, by issuing a C&D to Mojang Spec. Normal course of action would be Mojang getting an IP lawyer to send back another 15 page letter saying that the two items are distinctly different, about different things, and that they can quite frankly stick their requests for legal costs up their ass, as long as everyone involved agrees not to stop on each others toes.
And life goes on.
These usually NEVER make common knowledge, and happen ALL the time. The media just loves running with it, especially when it's a big corporation involved.
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Just doing my own thing.
I believe both have already been done. Whether you would get sued or not is up to the courts that deal with trademarking.
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