UPDATE NOTE
There seems to be some (understandable) confusion in regards to where the lawsuit is coming from. To clarify, "Bethesda Softworks" (publisher and developer of game titles) and "Bethesda Game Studios" (Creators of games like Oblivion, Skyrim etc.) are not the same entity. BGS is an in-house game-making team led by Todd Howard which is one part of Bethesda Softworks, and has no direct connection to the lawsuit in progress by Bethesda Softworks. Unless further specified by the acronym "BGS", any references to Bethesda in the following article assume "Bethesda Softworks". Sorry about the confusion!
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Mojang has been in development of another project (which we went over in our last installment), which bears the working name "Scrolls". Bethesda has expressed concern that players could mix up this new game with their own "Elder Scrolls" series, although the two seem to share no noticeable similarities beyond the word "scrolls".
Notch said that their office received a 15-page cease-and-desist letter, claiming that Mojang would be sued for rights to the word, along with formal requests for legal fees. He went on to say that they are attempting to establish talks with Bethesda regarding the word, to find an amicable solution for both parties. At the time of this writing, there was no available response from Bethesda.
We will continue to update this article as information becomes available.
Notch said that their office received a 15-page cease-and-desist letter, claiming that Mojang would be sued for rights to the word, along with formal requests for legal fees. He went on to say that they are attempting to establish talks with Bethesda regarding the word, to find an amicable solution for both parties. At the time of this writing, there was no available response from Bethesda.
We will continue to update this article as information becomes available.
~Das
Let's sue him for saying a random word in the dictionary! XD
you're being dramatic it doesn't work that way. Bethesda isn't suing Mojang yet, Its given them a cease and desist letter. It's basically the warning to a law suit saying if they continue to use the name they can be sued and most likely things will be worked out between the two companies. Bethesda cannot sue you for saying or using the word unless you are trademarking/copyrighing the word to use as your own in commercial use as the name falls under Intellectual property of Bethesda and likeness to the games name The Elder Scrolls. Its not saying the game Scrolls looks or will play like The Elder Scrolls series, its saying the name is to similar to their's which can easily be fixed by changing it up. They don't want confusion between the two games which if they took it to court wouldn't hold up and both companies would end up settling out of court and mojang would still end up using the name. The way I look at it its Bethesda's lawyers being a little jumpy and stupid seeing how it looks like they are loosing the lawsuit with the orginal makers of fallout over the new fallout mmo.
Also for all those people who keep posting about boycotting bethesda and how you don't like them now for picking on mojang and notch. I hope you know its not their company as a whole who is doing this its their lawyers, So everyone whos talking about boycotting them your just a bunch of children acting childish. DO you think Notch will stop buying their games even if they sued him. hes the one who would be loosing money and I bet he would still pick up a copy of Skyrim or Fallout 4 when its released. SO stop acting stupid.
Read this part of you comment again.
It pretty much is suing but giving the other party a chance to change it and not lose money.
And for I, too, do not know the game as well.
If they go through with this I will not buy Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.