They're even allowed to explain the mechanics as long as they do it in their own words. Wizards of the Coast own the copyright on the actual game text: the rules themselves can't be copyrighted. (They can theoretically be patented, but aren't.) I think Langdell owned or claimed to own the trademark on the word "Edge" in relation to video games, which is a different thing again.Scabadus said:
U.K. Judge Crushes Tim Langdell
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Ahhhh, Mr Langdell.This courtroom drama has been a delightful diversion over the years, but all things must come to an end. Perhaps you should consider returning to legitimate gaming creation? This little moneymaking scheme seems far to lazy and laid back. I believe you can do better.
Don't worry, medical patents and licenses last only 50 years (According to some international contracts), . So they all should expire sooner or later. This is also the reason why after a certain drug comes to the market - really soon there, will be tens of similar drugs that are based on the same molecule. But if the companies do not use their "inventions" on a medical field then these rules don't apply.manythings said:
And again, he had it coming. Now if Apple could release "I" from the trademark "words". And other people realize that you can not claim copyright on a word... Words don't even exist for Atheismo's sake...
Then remember all of the developers he stepped on to make his money.Andy Chalk said:
I relish cases like these; when the defendant has successfully navigated and circumnavigated the law through loopholes and false pretense, only to have the scheme destroyed utterly.
At least we now know that Trademark Trolling won't be flaring up again anytime soon.
By far one of the most hilarious things I've read in a while. Just when you thought it was over... well... now it REALLY is!
That poor bastard has had his entire "perfectly legitimate" business model pulled so hard over his head that he's now wearing it as a belt. In my own short life thus far I've seen way too many of this type of person taking the money and fleeing before real, appropriate state-approved justice can be dealt against them. That this happened so unexpectedly and so completely is certainly freeing for me. I don't think Tim, or his various attempted businesses will be bothering us the same way again.
That poor bastard has had his entire "perfectly legitimate" business model pulled so hard over his head that he's now wearing it as a belt. In my own short life thus far I've seen way too many of this type of person taking the money and fleeing before real, appropriate state-approved justice can be dealt against them. That this happened so unexpectedly and so completely is certainly freeing for me. I don't think Tim, or his various attempted businesses will be bothering us the same way again.
Everybody, read it again with this playing, and read it like you're yelling. It's fantastic! Good choice.Nocta-Aeterna said:
aha. well it's more of how my exclamation of me saying it rather than spelling it correctly but either way it was said without fearIamQ said:
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Nice to see that they finally stopped him. But seriously he was paid 250,000 and then continued? That's just stupid
At least Tim Langdell wasn't in charge of School House Rock or we'd all be sued for conjunction use!
Nope, they gave him $500'000! Edge games only has the one employee after all.GiantRaven said:
I hope this ruling means that a number of large publishers with the letter A prominent in their name are about to litigate the ever loving shit out of him. Sometimes bad things happen to good people, but Mr Langdell has made it his career to scam, threaten and crook money out of entirely innocent people based on nothing more than his own spite. I sincerely hope he gets dragged through the dirt until nothing is left on the outside than the snivelling, dishonest and nasty shite that's on the inside.