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.
and why do ppl refer to bethseda as a she?
Stupid Bethseda sueing...pfft
-Damon
Can you please read befor you post
1.Notch himself said he liked the leder scrolls series
2.It wasn't the game developers that filed the lawsuit or whatever so stop raging and saying they have lost your respect because they have done nothing wrong they are just making a game (and at that a great one by what I have seen), not saying they hate minecraft and all its fans so stfu about it. It's the lawers that are being d*cks ,so be angry at them and not Bethedsa
3. This doesn't effect the games developed and created by bethedsa, they are still great so leave the games out of this
So guys stop hating Bethedsa
and grow the F*ck up ,yeah, stop acting like 4 year olds when another 4 year old says their toy is stupid
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It depends on where this lawsuit is taking place. Such a thing would never be considered in Canada, but it might be in United States
It does not seem that Bethesda has grounds for a suit. One cannot copyright a common word such as "Scrolls". However if there is a significant similarity in the games, there may be some grounds along that line. I have not played "Minecraft" so I'm not familiar with it's content or style.
It would seem that Bethesda would lose...even in United States
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So many stupid comments in the vein of "that ***** Bethesda is suing cause she's jealous" or "Bethesda? Who? They must have like 100 fans, since I haven't heard of them, whereas Mojang has millions!" or "words in the dictionary can't be copyrighted! Scrolls, scrolls, scrolls! Will they sue me now!?!"
You can support Mojang without making ludicrous comments. For example, you could say that most people will not confuse "Scrolls" with "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" (or other Elder Scrolls games). This is a valid (i.e., non-stupid) argument except for the evidence in this very thread that a lot of people are confused easily (e.g., Bethesda is a woman).
Nevertheless, my opinion of notch keeps getting better. He rationally explained his side of the issue without trying to inflame the hordes.
The people who make Bethesda games don't care. The people who sell it do, they try to keep a market section to themselves (its the most stable way games become popular). I imagine this is more of a threat then real action would be taken, then again I could be very, very, wrong.
But no really this whole lawsuit thing is stupid.
WE MARCH
ON CASTLE BETHSTEDA
Bethesda, I have lost my respect for you. Every LAST BIT.
* walks to bethesda forums*.....