well there goes that explosionville game I was planning where everyone looks like Mikel bay and runs around growing crops that explode and caring for animals that explode
Zynga Claims Ownership Over All Things "Ville"
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Looks like Jason Pominville will never be able to release that game detailing his lifestory on Facebook now.
I guess it didn't cross your mind that they were joking, people with a sense of humor tend to do that.Spot1990 said:
OT: I could care less who owns the rights. As far as I'm concerned anything related to farmville and it's creators in anyway are flat out evil.
*pfft* Ok, whatever makes you happy Zynga. I do anticipate all my co-workers talking about the "-villes" when they do make them, and being incredibly annoying about it.
Now that I think about it, it's like some sort of mind contr- oh shit!
Now that I think about it, it's like some sort of mind contr- oh shit!
Much as a trademark suit these days is petty and self-serving, anything that's called Blingville should be arrested, shot, dragged into the street, ran over, and shot again for good measure.
It's not quite as stupid as it seems. I think 'ville' (when used in a game title) is almost synonymous with Zynga now, so they have a good chance of winning this (especially since BlingVille is a rip-off anyway).
Blizzard had better watch out! Never again will they blantantly rip off a well-known title.Fearzone said:
Be right back, trademarking every word in the dictionary just in case I want to use it in a product.
Well I kinda expected this. Though this wouldn't be the first time that a company has copied from Zynga. I guess it's just a strange facet of the gaming industry in general. Though the whole "Ville" thing, I can kinda see where Zynga is coming from. Considering that many of their social games end with such a suffix. It is something that many people have come to expect, that a Zynga game will be a ville type game. Though I guess we will see where this is gonna go.
Tim Langdell was/is a prick and Zynga is a kennel of pricks.
One cannot own a word (or in this case, a freaking suffix), because that would restrict everyone else's freedom of speech. For example, I own the word "the." Now, whenever anyone wants to use the word "the" in anything, they'll have to pay me. Otherwise, I'll sue them for all they're worth.
One cannot own a word (or in this case, a freaking suffix), because that would restrict everyone else's freedom of speech. For example, I own the word "the." Now, whenever anyone wants to use the word "the" in anything, they'll have to pay me. Otherwise, I'll sue them for all they're worth.
Trolling? The BlingVille thng? I'm honestly serious that I think its just a trolling attempt.ShadowsofHope said:
And right about here is where they lost my sympathy and their credibility.Andy Chalk said:
