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Bethesda Softworks - Legal Moves Against Notch?
August 19th, 2011, 00:35
So no one cares that it was notch that put up scrolls as a copyright and bethesda was reacting to that? Just curious.
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SasqWatch
August 19th, 2011, 00:51
Originally Posted by rune_74I read his quote and I really don't think he was out of line. I still think Bethesda's lawyers were overreacting. No one is going to mistake Scrolls for The Elder Scrolls. There's nothing particular scoll-ish about those games and I think most people know them more commonly by 'Morrowind', 'Oblivion', 'Skyrim' etc anyway.
So no one cares that it was notch that put up scrolls as a copyright and bethesda was reacting to that? Just curious.
The PR alone on this makes Bethesda look bad. It's not worth it. They shouldn't have gone there.
Keeper of the Watch
August 19th, 2011, 00:51
Bethesda has copyrighted a sentence. Mojang copyrighted a word. They are two different things. A swedish court will ultimately decide if that is the case.
Originally Posted by MotokiAs their registered trademarks confirm.
There's nothing particular scoll-ish about those games and I think most people know them more commonly by 'Morrowind', 'Oblivion', 'Skyrim' etc anyway.
Divine Predecessors
August 19th, 2011, 23:05
What about "The Younger Scrolls" ?
Doesn't exist so far, as far as I know …
Or even … "The No-Scrolls" …
Doesn't exist so far, as far as I know …
Or even … "The No-Scrolls" …
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TL;DR
August 20th, 2011, 18:19
In the EU, and Europe, in general, you cannot copyright a sentence or a word (maybe in the US?). You can register a trademark (tm) with an official board and describe what your trademark does in detail. As I understand it…
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