THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Bass Junkie:
Quote from: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 03:09:18
Quote from: Solowren on 2009 June 02, 02:05:00
Quote from: cynconzola on 2009 June 02, 01:56:06
Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre. Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.
cyn
You do not need to sign your posts. We can see who wrote it quite easily without it.
LIES!Quote from: Hook on 2009 June 02, 02:50:07
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market? It's even online. You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made. As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.
Just watch out for the Furries.
Hook
See? You *do* have to sign your name!
Why didn't you? :P
Dureth:
Quote from: Bass Junkie on 2009 June 02, 03:24:23
Quote from: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 03:09:18
Quote from: Solowren on 2009 June 02, 02:05:00
Quote from: cynconzola on 2009 June 02, 01:56:06
Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre. Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.
cyn
You do not need to sign your posts. We can see who wrote it quite easily without it.
LIES!Quote from: Hook on 2009 June 02, 02:50:07
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market? It's even online. You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made. As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.
Just watch out for the Furries.
Hook
See? You *do* have to sign your name!
Why didn't you? :P
So nobody could see who wrote it, of course! ::)
MidnightVoyager:
Psssst. Mr. Humble.
I'm a gamer. I've played (and do play) MMOs. I love Sims. By your logic, I would love this game, no?
No.
See, when I come to Sims, I don't want a god-damned MMO. If I want a MMO, I will find one, thank you very much.
Idiot.
gethane:
Quote from: cynconzola on 2009 June 02, 01:56:06
Quote from: MaryH on 2009 June 02, 01:08:09
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Actually, I did write a letter to the dev's of Aion asking them to consider making a sims type of game. After which, I posted said letter on the bbs. I figured since EA wasn't "getting" what we wanted, if I wrote to the other company who was making the characters look and move the way I'd like to see our sims look and move, maybe my letter would inspire someone...but of course it fell flat.
No reputable gaming company is going to even attempt to infringe the trademark of EA's Sims series. That would be not only actionable (unlike the coding stuff we've been hammering on about) but it would mean major lawsuits.
That kind of stuff can land a company in two types of court-trademark and bankruptcy. It's not even close-you don't fuck with someone's trademark or registered game. That's definitely a real big no-no in business.
Nobody said anything about infringment. EA does not hold the trademark for the human race simulation genre. Besides legal minds disagree everyday on any given issue, that's why they get the big bucks, and that's why companies pay big retainer fees, to convince a judge that their interpation of the lw is the correct on.
cyn
after just finishing up my first year of law school, including a semester in Intro to IP, I can say with confidence that ideas are NOT protectable by copyright. Of course, a competing game could not use the expression of that idea (i.e. the code), nor could they call it "Sims" since that would likely be a TM infringement, but another life simulator game like the sims could certainly be made. Notice how many fantasy/rpg type MMORPG's there are?
Zazazu:
With the exact same base classes, too. Every time I see some kid complaining that X game stole the Archer, Thief, Mage, and Warrior classes from Y game, it gives me the giggles.
Quote from: Dureth on 2009 June 02, 03:09:18
LIES!Quote from: Hook on 2009 June 02, 02:50:07
Does nobody realize that there is ALREADY a Sims-like game on the market? It's even online. You can start playing tomorrow instead of waiting several years for one to be made. As far as I know, EA hasn't given them any legal hassles.
Just watch out for the Furries.
Hook
See? You *do* have to sign your name!
Did you miss Hook's last response to name-signing criticism? He's been signing his posts since you and I were in diapers. He was grandfathered in.
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