I hope Bethesda (the developers) is paying attention to the rift this has caused. Whether it was a different department or whatever, the company as a whole should pay attention to practices that affect their reputation as a whole.
Suing over one word similar in two game titles is petty, and of the thinking of the type of close minded people who I don't want to buy games from. The same kind of people who think it's better to lock up all their content to keep it "safe".
Bethesda ought to learn a lesson from Apple here: the word "scrolls" is generic enough that the lawsuit against Mojang would likely be thrown out of court were it to get that far. Apple lost a similar such trademark suit against Amazon.com when they tried to trademark the phrase "app store".
Haha, some comments on this topic are so pathetic that I even laughed! Kids trying to argument about something they don't understand a thing about...so much epic failness around here.
Bethesda knew that Notch would use it's fanbase(including Notch's personal website, PC Gamer) against them, but they still HAD TO PROTECT THEIR TRADEMARK. While it's bad that Notch's registered such a simple and common word, "Scrolls", Bethesda's only doing what they have to do to maintain their trademark. At least they were smart enough not to sue him right away[that's right, most news titles are misleading(with Notch's help): Bethesda's simply giving Notch a SECOND warning].
Bethesda obviously won't win this on court, but the defense of their trademark will be accomplished and their mission will be complete. Maybe some kids won't play Skyrim because their Almighty God Notch told them not to, but their dad most likely will, since adults tend to reason instead of raging.
I wish I could tell if people were just being hyperbolic or if this many honestly don't understand how trademarks/copyrights work. Nobody is copyrighting, has copyrighted, or is claiming copyright of, the word "Scrolls".
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No... you're sure?
Well then... teh ****?
Also Mojang hasn't even been sued yet anyway. Zenimax just want's them to change the name.
Suing over one word similar in two game titles is petty, and of the thinking of the type of close minded people who I don't want to buy games from. The same kind of people who think it's better to lock up all their content to keep it "safe".
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Curse PremiumThat would make sense. After all, they are competition.
Bethesda knew that Notch would use it's fanbase(including Notch's personal website, PC Gamer) against them, but they still HAD TO PROTECT THEIR TRADEMARK. While it's bad that Notch's registered such a simple and common word, "Scrolls", Bethesda's only doing what they have to do to maintain their trademark. At least they were smart enough not to sue him right away[that's right, most news titles are misleading(with Notch's help): Bethesda's simply giving Notch a SECOND warning].
Bethesda obviously won't win this on court, but the defense of their trademark will be accomplished and their mission will be complete. Maybe some kids won't play Skyrim because their Almighty God Notch told them not to, but their dad most likely will, since adults tend to reason instead of raging.
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