Bethsda files copyright claim against Mojang, Jagos's face explodes into candy

Nikose Tyris · 08-05-2011, 12:54 PM

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011...otchs-scrolls/

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Alleges Minecraft-maker Notch on Twitter: �Just got a letter from Bethesda�s lawyers. They claim �Scrolls� infringes on their trademark and everyone will confuse it with Skyrim.�

No way/what/how/why/whatwhatwhat? What? Hopefully this is just crossed wires, an overzealous lawyer acting alone, a weird joke or othewise not actually happening. We�ve asked Bethesda for a statement. Let�s wait for more information before we decide we know what�s going on: if it is as it appears, good grief. If it isn�t, phew. More as we have it, anyway.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/05/be...rim-trademark/

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Notch has just tweeted with news that he�s received a legal notice from Bethesda: �Just got a letter from Bethesta�s lawyers. They claim �Scrolls� infringes on their trademark and everyone will confuse it with Skyrim,� he writes. We�ve reached out to Bethesda for response, but they have �no comment at this time.�

This comes on the same day that Notch also revealed that Minecraft has now passed three million sales. Notch has since tweeted to say �I still <3 Bethesda. This is hopefully just lawyers being lawyers." He also posted a picture of the document, which he says is 15 pages long.

Hopefully a case of lawyers being lawyers but I'm pretty god damn confident that the word 'scroll' is too common in the vernacular to actually have a copyright on it.

Marc v4.0 · 08-05-2011, 01:00 PM

Grandma is gonna get real confused when she goes to buy the latest hit, Skyrim, for little junior snot-nose and all she sees are miles of ~~completely digital copies of a game called Scrolls~~ The Elder Scrolls: V

akaSM · 08-05-2011, 01:13 PM

Dude, April Fool's day was about 4 months ago.

Pip Boy · 08-05-2011, 02:05 PM

Didn't you guys hear about the scrolls update? Since the game is so old and now includes scrolls and the aether, they're changing the name of the game to Elder Scrollscraft: Skymining.

Magus · 08-05-2011, 02:07 PM

If I were Notch and I didn't speak...Swedish or whatever that is, I'd just be like "man if you want to sue me you'd best send me legal notices in English".

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 08-05-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

If I were Notch and I didn't speak...Swedish or whatever that is, I'd just be like "man if you want to sue me you'd best send me legal notices in English".

Notch is Swedish.
I don't think they'll buy that.

Aerozord · 08-05-2011, 02:14 PM

I am confused, I do not recall there even being anything minecraft related that uses the word "scrolls". What is this about?

Pip Boy · 08-05-2011, 02:16 PM

Just to clarify, Minecraft isn't actually the game they're getting sued over. They're being sued over a different one. This one in particular.

Magus · 08-05-2011, 02:26 PM

No, we get that. We just can't figure out how and why Scrolls isn't generic enough that The Elder Scrolls makers think they can sue him over it.

Nikose Tyris · 08-05-2011, 02:44 PM

http://notch.tumblr.com/ Notch gives us a full story update.

08-05-2011, 01:00 PM	#2
Marc v4.0 Fight Me, Nerds Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,470	Grandma is gonna get real confused when she goes to buy the latest hit, Skyrim, for little junior snot-nose and all she sees are miles of ~~completely digital copies of a game called Scrolls~~ The Elder Scrolls: V __________________

08-05-2011, 02:05 PM	#4
Pip Boy Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: A right and proper Nerd Cave Posts: 2,460	Didn't you guys hear about the scrolls update? Since the game is so old and now includes scrolls and the aether, they're changing the name of the game to Elder Scrollscraft: Skymining. Last edited by Pip Boy; 08-05-2011 at 02:18 PM. Reason: ADDED A TAG TO THIS POST[/fenris]

08-05-2011, 02:07 PM	#5
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	If I were Notch and I didn't speak...Swedish or whatever that is, I'd just be like "man if you want to sue me you'd best send me legal notices in English". __________________ The Valiant Review

08-05-2011, 02:14 PM	#7
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	I am confused, I do not recall there even being anything minecraft related that uses the word "scrolls". What is this about? __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

08-05-2011, 02:26 PM	#9
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	No, we get that. We just can't figure out how and why Scrolls isn't generic enough that The Elder Scrolls makers think they can sue him over it. __________________ The Valiant Review

08-05-2011, 02:16 PM	#8
Pip Boy Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: A right and proper Nerd Cave Posts: 2,460	Just to clarify, Minecraft isn't actually the game they're getting sued over. They're being sued over a different one. This one in particular.