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[–] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hope Take Two loses this, what an absolutely disgusting publisher to file something as baseless as this.

There is no star or blue/yellow background on Remedy's logo, even the R is a different color

[–] Ganbat@lemmyonline.com 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, they've won these frivolous, copyright-trolling lawsuits before.

[–] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 months ago

That's sad to hear, ugh...

Thanks for sharing the article though, I never knew they went after that game

[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

There has been tons of stuff called "It takes Two." Why go after just the game?

[–] Aurix@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Assholes. This is clearly not infringing, because they are quite different. If this goes through, we will have the copyright wars on letters, where one company blocks all others.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Will have? Frivolous patent-trolling has been a thing for a long time. It's a massive waste of public resources.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Trademarks are very different from patents. They are the one form of IP that basically everyone should be okay with. Unlike copyright and patents, they are more about consumer protection than about control.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Eh, not really an important distinction in this context but sure

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It absolutely is an important distinction when you're saying "stuff like this happens a lot" with reference to patent-trolling, but there's no such thing as "Trademark-trolling"

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -3 points 8 months ago

Just because there isn't a common term for it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago

Can take two go fuck themselves for once man

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Just Take Two being their usual asshole self.

[–] MrPoopyButthole@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago

I hope they both go down when Team Rocket hears about this

[–] sarge@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Aren't they working together on the Max Payne remake?

How does this shit get to court when they are literally partners in something?!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

"You can't use that R! That's OUR R!"

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

What an idiotic reson.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

Are they going to go after Rackspace Hosting next? After all, that’s another technology company that uses an R logo. Or do they get a pass because it’s a lower case R. Didn’t know if Take-Two had a monopoly on all R logos or just capital ones.

[–] srgtDodo@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

It doesn't even look the same at all! do they really think they own the letter R?

[–] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The battle of the Rs

In both meanings of the letter.