let's see i can name about 14 games with scrolls in the name so bethseda has no ground to hold when it comes to a game just named "scrolls" i didn't even know there was a game called elder scrolls til this poped up so notch and whoever else working on scrolls has all the right to make a game that's just one word after it work with 20-50 other games for 1 word names one of which is minecraft (yes it's just one word)so pretty much bethseda might as well be sueing the ground for haveing scrolls in the ruins on it or for that matter sueing a library that has scrolls for haveing scrolls
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why HELlo! i'm enos just a demensional time traveler...oh and that's my pet creeper!
Lol, I'm sorry, but you can't even joke about minecraft being better than TES games. Don't get me wrong, Minecraft is a great game, but it's in beta, and is very bland at the moment. To be fair, you cannot compare say oblivion to minecraft. TES games such as Oblivion are RPG's, with a full story line and many other quests to do. Minecraft, well I don't know what to classify it as, other than addicting. It's a good game to pass time.
Anyways back to the topic, I have no clue why Bethesda would even bother doing this, as they as well as anyone do not know a thing about Mojangs game, scrolls. It could turn out to be a free game that no one plays. I don't believe that Bethesda, or the administrative side of them, felt threatened by it, I believe they are mainly trying to send a message to Mojang.
I have one way to prevent either side from suing anyone. If we all threatened to boycott elder scrolls if it went through with this and minecraft if it tried to sue bethseda (probaly won't happen). Then neither side would go through with suing cases since it is all about our money.
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The greatest creations are those that you make because you want to not because you have to.
Trademark and copyright rules are really, really confusing.
For example, if I started a fast food outlet called Hungry Jacks, that would be anobvious trademark breach.
however, if I made say, an electronics store called Hungry Jacks (Not that I would, sounds like a stupid name). I wouldn't actually be breaking trademark laws, because Hungry jacks only owns that name when it is used in reference to the food industry. Since the food industry has nothing to do with the electronic industry (except the packet of Doritos I'm eating while writing this) Hungry jacks would have no claim to sue me.
Bethesda Softworks has no claim on suing Mojang for their use of the word 'Scrolls', as that could be used to describe anything. You have to be specific. They WOULD have a case if Mojang used 'Elder Scrolls' or 'The Elder Scrolls', because that is a recogniseable trademark. But here comes the confusing part: I could make a game called 'The Scrolls of the Elders' and not be breaking trademark or copyright, because the word 'Scrolls' and the word 'Elders' are being used in a different fashion that 'Elder Scrolls'. In this case, the Scrolls are the possesions of the Elders, as oppsed to Bethesda's games where the Scrolls themselves hold the descriptor of 'Elder'. Its all very confusing and a lot of legal bulldust comes into play.
If I've got anything wrong on this, feel free to PM me and I'll take a look at it.
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-Bethesda doesnt own the word scrolls (established)
-Besthda ITSELF is not suing mojang. Their publishing companies legal advisors are.
-Lawyers are douschebags.
-Minecraft is awesome.
There obviously not suing cause Mojang used the word "scrolls", or for the safty of their company, there suing cause there money hungrey GOD DANG SON OF A..... sorry im raging
something completly random, probobly consisting of the word epic at least one. Examples, "Epicness in a can" "Wall o' epic" "Epic episode III, the return of Epic" etc.
something completly random, probobly consisting of the word epic at least one. Examples, "Epicness in a can" "Wall o' epic" "Epic episode III, the return of Epic" etc.
Well, Bethesda is Money Hungry. They just want to be Jerks. Also, they failed in the making of Fallout: New Vegas. The game freezes on any console. Cheap rip-offs.
lame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's not fair so what they used a word that was in there game you shouldn't be able to sue for that
that would be like me making a game (never going to happen) and using i don't know the word cause and avalanche suing me!
It's like me being super Popular, famous, or whatever, and having a game with the word, lets say, 'Duke'. I can't go and Sue the makers of, Duke Nukem: Forever
HURR DURR DERPY DERP.
That is all I have to say. Well, I'mma go spam the Fout of the customer support thang for B.
Anyways back to the topic, I have no clue why Bethesda would even bother doing this, as they as well as anyone do not know a thing about Mojangs game, scrolls. It could turn out to be a free game that no one plays. I don't believe that Bethesda, or the administrative side of them, felt threatened by it, I believe they are mainly trying to send a message to Mojang.
The greatest creations are those that you make because you want to not because you have to.
Trademark and copyright rules are really, really confusing.
For example, if I started a fast food outlet called Hungry Jacks, that would be anobvious trademark breach.
however, if I made say, an electronics store called Hungry Jacks (Not that I would, sounds like a stupid name). I wouldn't actually be breaking trademark laws, because Hungry jacks only owns that name when it is used in reference to the food industry. Since the food industry has nothing to do with the electronic industry (except the packet of Doritos I'm eating while writing this) Hungry jacks would have no claim to sue me.
Bethesda Softworks has no claim on suing Mojang for their use of the word 'Scrolls', as that could be used to describe anything. You have to be specific. They WOULD have a case if Mojang used 'Elder Scrolls' or 'The Elder Scrolls', because that is a recogniseable trademark. But here comes the confusing part: I could make a game called 'The Scrolls of the Elders' and not be breaking trademark or copyright, because the word 'Scrolls' and the word 'Elders' are being used in a different fashion that 'Elder Scrolls'. In this case, the Scrolls are the possesions of the Elders, as oppsed to Bethesda's games where the Scrolls themselves hold the descriptor of 'Elder'. Its all very confusing and a lot of legal bulldust comes into play.
If I've got anything wrong on this, feel free to PM me and I'll take a look at it.
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Well, Bethesda never had my respect too...
And right now, it has managed to lose all of mine :/
-Bethesda doesnt own the word scrolls (established)
-Besthda ITSELF is not suing mojang. Their publishing companies legal advisors are.
-Lawyers are douschebags.
-Minecraft is awesome.
There you have it.
that would be like me making a game (never going to happen) and using i don't know the word cause and avalanche suing me!
Bethesda just lost all my respect for them.