I play the elder srolls, and I know that barely anyone who plays it or has played it or even heard of it uses the name of the instalment (I.E. Oblivion, Skyrim)and does not use the elder scrolls.
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I don't get it.
well, since your too stupid to unterstand that minecraft isnt taking place in space or 1000 years from now, understand that minecraft isnt even in the future, more like the past if anything at all. since your numbers on your I.Q. seem a little low, why dont you leave the typing to the Big Dogs, bro.
I play the elder srolls, and I know that barely anyone who plays it or has played it or even heard of it uses the name of the instalment (I.E. Oblivion, Skyrim)and does not use the elder scrolls.
TL;DR
I don't get it.
:huh.gif: I always refer to it by "The Elder Scrolls: Arena", "The Elder Scrolls II:Daggerfall" "The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind", "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion", and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim".
Why? Because The Elder Scrolls are my favorite game series, and (to me) it shows respect to say all of it's name instead of just Oblivion, Skyrim, ect.
Rgarber: No. The key here is the context of the title. Using it as an in-game item isn't going to be any sort of an issue, because there's no risk of your product being confused for anyone else's. This isn't about USE of a term, it's about disambiguating different products in the same market niche, despite what the kneejerk herpderp brigade here seems to think. You're fine. If you were, say, producing a PC game called Worrowmind, THEN it'd be time to worry.
well i think there should be a law we it says you can not sue people for using a word like really what are we gonna get sued if we using it in a book name or in a paper or if we say it really it's just so stuiped if the first part of the name is not the same there should be no good reason to so mojang
1. This is NOT a copyright issue. It is a TRADEMARK issue. The laws regarding trademarks are different from laws regarding copyright, and are much more vague.
2. The laws regarding trademarks require that you actively defend your trademark or risk losing it. Even if Bethesda doesn't want to sue Mojang, they HAVE to, or they risk weakening their trademark and possibly losing it entirely.
3. Notch is not some perfect little angel in this case. HE TRIED TO TRADEMARK THE WORD "SCROLLS". This is what Bethesda has a problem with. If Notch (Mojang) successfully trademarks the word "Scrolls" in a video game context, someone could try to trademark a game titled "Fantasy Scrolls", or even "The Ancient Scrolls" and point to this case as a precedent.
If Notch hadn't tried to trademark the word "Scrolls", Bethesda may not have threatened to sue at all. However, because he did try, Bethesda is forced to defend their trademark if they believe there is any chance of it affecting them in a future. What happens if, 5 years from now, Bethesda decide to make a CCG based on their popular Elder Scrolls franchise?
Please go here to actually learn a little about the issue before spouting your uneducated nonsense (not aimed at anyone in particular): http://www.rockpaper...-off-explained/
1. This is NOT a copyright issue. It is a TRADEMARK issue. The laws regarding trademarks are different from laws regarding copyright, and are much more vague.
2. The laws regarding trademarks require that you actively defend your trademark or risk losing it. Even if Bethesda doesn't want to sue Mojang, they HAVE to, or they risk weakening their trademark and possibly losing it entirely.
3. Notch is not some perfect little angel in this case. HE TRIED TO TRADEMARK THE WORD "SCROLLS". This is what Bethesda has a problem with. If Notch (Mojang) successfully trademarks the word "Scrolls" in a video game context, someone could try to trademark a game titled "Fantasy Scrolls", or even "The Ancient Scrolls" and point to this case as a precedent.
If Notch hadn't tried to trademark the word "Scrolls", Bethesda may not have threatened to sue at all. However, because he did try, Bethesda is forced to defend their trademark if they believe there is any chance of it affecting them in a future. What happens if, 5 years from now, Bethesda decide to make a CCG based on their popular Elder Scrolls franchise?
And here I was thinking, that the minecraft forums were full of 14 year olds that didn't know anything about the law system. I thank you, sir.
OMFG!
SRSLY?
I LOVE 'The Elder Scrolls', but come on.....
I'm betting that they ran out of money for Skyrim and are trying to get more by sueing random companies with any relation in the name.
They're gonna pull a duke, and over-advertise skyrim because it'll be crap.
Can't wait till my pal hears this.
what the? wow. retarded. how about this, we make a game called Elder, then after a while create an expantion called "scrolls" then it will be called Elder::scrolls
I like how people proceed to post without reading my comment that gives a rational, unbiased view on the topic. But please continue, I'm sure Bethesda also kick puppies and kidnap small children.
yo yo yo!! i got these bes-***** ****s! i live like 2 min away from them, ya dig? so me and my boys r gonna beat some ass and break some computers, KUNG FAUX STYLE SON! 36-mafia! Besides they r a bunch of bitches that got nothing on my army boys, they need some life and death ****!
I cant believe how messed up people can be to sue over a Damn WORD its not even a trade marked word so if i saw scrolls am i going to be sued too?!? god dammit people need to be locked up for being such PRICKS!
I wanna say it now, but Bethesda, that was such a dickish move of you and your company.
Note To Self: Never buy one of Bethseda's games again.
Whoa dude like really? Never buy Bethesda's wonderful RPGs because of a stupid name? I'll admit its lame but its just a stupid name dude, and don't blame Bethesda, blame the kids that are not over the age of 17 that cannot buy mature games so they get their moms to walmart and they say the wrong game name then the kid gets mad and throws a fit over the whole ordeal.
TL;DR
I don't get it.
:huh.gif: I always refer to it by "The Elder Scrolls: Arena", "The Elder Scrolls II:Daggerfall" "The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind", "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion", and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim".
Why? Because The Elder Scrolls are my favorite game series, and (to me) it shows respect to say all of it's name instead of just Oblivion, Skyrim, ect.
1. This is NOT a copyright issue. It is a TRADEMARK issue. The laws regarding trademarks are different from laws regarding copyright, and are much more vague.
2. The laws regarding trademarks require that you actively defend your trademark or risk losing it. Even if Bethesda doesn't want to sue Mojang, they HAVE to, or they risk weakening their trademark and possibly losing it entirely.
3. Notch is not some perfect little angel in this case. HE TRIED TO TRADEMARK THE WORD "SCROLLS". This is what Bethesda has a problem with. If Notch (Mojang) successfully trademarks the word "Scrolls" in a video game context, someone could try to trademark a game titled "Fantasy Scrolls", or even "The Ancient Scrolls" and point to this case as a precedent.
If Notch hadn't tried to trademark the word "Scrolls", Bethesda may not have threatened to sue at all. However, because he did try, Bethesda is forced to defend their trademark if they believe there is any chance of it affecting them in a future. What happens if, 5 years from now, Bethesda decide to make a CCG based on their popular Elder Scrolls franchise?
And here I was thinking, that the minecraft forums were full of 14 year olds that didn't know anything about the law system. I thank you, sir.
Minecraft IS acid.
SRSLY?
I LOVE 'The Elder Scrolls', but come on.....
I'm betting that they ran out of money for Skyrim and are trying to get more by sueing random companies with any relation in the name.
They're gonna pull a duke, and over-advertise skyrim because it'll be crap.
Can't wait till my pal hears this.
Whoa dude like really? Never buy Bethesda's wonderful RPGs because of a stupid name? I'll admit its lame but its just a stupid name dude, and don't blame Bethesda, blame the kids that are not over the age of 17 that cannot buy mature games so they get their moms to walmart and they say the wrong game name then the kid gets mad and throws a fit over the whole ordeal.