Notch got sued...

Jagos · 09-27-2011, 09:52 PM

So here's the skinny:

Notch got sued for his game possibly confusing people with Elder Scrolls. The name of his game is "Scrolls" for a card game.

Notch challenged Bethesda to a Quake game. The lawyers decided that Quake is for wimps. And they want to bully Notch into abandoning the word "Scrolls" for a game.

And Bethesda has not heard about Tim Langdell, who obviously tried unsuccessfully to trademark the word "edge".

So now, Bethesda stands to lose good will with the community, the lawyers have gotten overzealous in IP issues and the fact remains that no matter how Bethesda wins, they lose customers. Can anyone else say "Dumb decisions?"

09-27-2011, 09:52 PM	#1
Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	Notch got sued... So here's the skinny: Notch got sued for his game possibly confusing people with Elder Scrolls. The name of his game is "Scrolls" for a card game. Notch challenged Bethesda to a Quake game. The lawyers decided that Quake is for wimps. And they want to bully Notch into abandoning the word "Scrolls" for a game. And Bethesda has not heard about Tim Langdell, who obviously tried unsuccessfully to trademark the word "edge". So now, Bethesda stands to lose good will with the community, the lawyers have gotten overzealous in IP issues and the fact remains that no matter how Bethesda wins, they lose customers. Can anyone else say "Dumb decisions?" __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories