Bethesda and Mojang are headed to court.

According to Eurogamer, Bethesda is taking Mojang to court. I'd really hoped they could sort it out or that Bethesda would be smart and just drop the case.

The Scrolls copyright dispute between Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson and Skyrim publisher Bethesda is going to court.

"The Scrolls case is going to court! Weee! :D"Notch tweeted.

Notch had pledged to go the distance with Bethesda over the Elder Scrolls publisher's legal claim that Mojang's forthcoming Scrolls game infringes its copyright.

Last month Notch described Bethesda's claim as "bogus" and said "if we're going to court, I will fight this for as long as it takes".

He also noted that Bethesda itself has released several one-word-named games that share a noun with older titles, offering its new FPS Rage and cIassic Sega brawler Streets of Rage as examples.

Before the dispute appeared to take a turn for the serious, Notch offered to settle the dispute via a game of Quake 3 with Bethesda developers.

Scrolls is Notch and his studio Mojang's Minecraft follow up. The fantasy-based interactive collectible card game, which is without a release date, places an emphasis on strategy and tactics.

Bethesda has so far refused to comment on the situation.

Eurogamer

This is so dumb.

It does seem quite silly of them, and I would much rather Bethesda spend their time and resources on making more games instead. lol

And so another frivolous lawsuit gets put into action. Great job, Bethesda. You're well on your way to becoming the next Tim Langdell with this idiotic pursuit.

This is a dick move on Bethesda's part. I'm still going to buy skyrim though.

I don't understand. How does Notch's upcoming game infringe on Bethesda's copyrights? Do Bethesda own the word "scroll"?

Shame on you Bethesda, shame on you for picking on the little guy.

Now if the game was called "Scrolls for the Elder" or something I could see Bethesda having a case, but as that isn't the case they don't have a leg to stand on.

Bethesda aren't going to get anything worthwhile out of this and its a waste of time and money and makes them look bad to gamers.

This is unbelieveably counter-productive. Not only is there zero chance of anyone mistaking Scrolls for Skyrim (!), but it just serves as more exposure for Scrolls and bad publicity for Bethesda.

This not only makes me lose respect for Bethesda...but just the fact that he offered to settle it through a game battle makes me wanna buy the "Scrolls" even though im not interested in card games just to support his company

This is not only a joke, but a waste of time from every party involved. However lame this move is, it's not going to stop me from picking up Skyrim. Still getting it on the day of release.

The funny thing is that they (Bethesda) are tying themselves up in knots with this, and the ongoing situation about ownership of Fallout, just a shame they cant put all this time and effort into sorting out the bugs in their games, which are really good games despite the fact they are bugged to hell and back (thinking of FO:NV and Elder Scrolls GOTY when I say that).

I remember hearing about this the other month, it's a ridiculous move on Bethesda's part. I'd like to see Notch win this one.

Why didn't Mojang just change the name of his game and avoid all this?SilverSignal

Why should they? The game title isn't in any clear violation of anything. This is just Bethesda creating unnecessary drama for completely absurd reasons. Hardly something worth caving in on, I'd think.

In other news, Apple decided to sue New York City authorities for using the moniker of "Big Apple" to describe said city. According to Apple's lawyer statements: "There is nothing greater that Apple Inc, implying that there is something that is bigger is ludicrous!, All Hail Apple!!! ALALAALAHLAHLALAALAL!!!" See, wasn't that silly.SciFiCat

I think you mean to say that the big apple i.e. New York City to sue apple computers for the use of the word apple.

I agree that this is just rediculus, a waste of everyones time. I just got started with oblivion with the intent to finish it this time. When I am finished I might pick up Skyrim.

Why didn't Mojang just change the name of his game and avoid all this? Oh and I guarantee all you so called Bethesda "haters" will buy Skyrim within the first week of release and love them again. So grow up.

SilverSignal

If I understand you properly, what you're saying is the little guys should do what the big bad bullys tell them to do. Its good that Mojang are seeing this through as it will show that just because you're big and have lots of money you don't have the say on what others can or can't do.

[QUOTE="SilverSignal"]Why didn't Mojang just change the name of his game and avoid all this?c_rake

Why should they? The game title isn't in any clear violation of anything. This is just Bethesda creating unnecessary drama for completely absurd reasons. Hardly something worth caving in on, I'd think.

Exactly. It's not like Bethesda has the word "scrolls" trademarked. That's like Square going after every company that has a game with the word "final" in the title. This is a crap move by Bethesda, and they will get a lot of(well deserved) backlash for it.

Why cant they spend this time on fixing bugs in their games?! Such as Fallout New Vegas, just the other day I walked through a rock and fell forever and my partners keep on getting stuck in the walls and ground.

A complete waste of time I tell you.

I know it's the cool thing on here to worship Mojang but I don't. If I was in his shoes I would just change the name. Then he could've saved himself all this fuss. I also find it hilarious that people are now hating Bethesda like they're the new Activision. This stuff happens all the time.SilverSignal

I don't think it's the "cool thing to do" to "worship" Majang. I think (and I believe most other people on here do to) that it is the right thing to do in supporting Mojang in a case that is utterly ridiculous.

It's the princible of the matter that they don't change the name and see this through, and who's to say if Mojang did change the name, or lost this case so they have to, that other big delvelopers wont start picking on smaller delvelopers because the title of their game has a word that is in theres? If this happens Sega can sue any delveloper with a game with "Sonic", "Hedghog", "Streets", "Rage" and other words. EA could do it with words such as "Battle", "Field", "Dragon", "Age" and more. I think you get my point.

It maybe easyer to change the name but in the long run it would give the big guys more power in an industry that is practically run by them anyway.

Bethesda doesn't stand a chance. This suit is beyond rediculous.

[QUOTE="KnightSkull"]

[QUOTE="SilverSignal"]

Why didn't Mojang just change the name of his game and avoid all this? Oh and I guarantee all you so called Bethesda "haters" will buy Skyrim within the first week of release and love them again. So grow up.

SilverSignal

If I understand you properly, what you're saying is the little guys should do what the big bad bullys tell them to do. Its good that Mojang are seeing this through as it will show that just because you're big and have lots of money you don't have the say on what others can or can't do.

His game is a card game called Scrolls. A fantasy card game in which the cards are probably printed on scrolls. What a silly lawsuit.

Although I'm supportive of him, I really don't agree with all this "don't buy Skyrim new" talk. Too many times people start getting up in arms over corperate descisions and they think that they can solve those problems by boycotting the developers that are making the games they enjoy. That's not really how that works. If you want games like that one to keep getting made, then support the developers, the legal crap will sort itself out.

I know it's the cool thing on here to worship Mojang but I don't. If I was in his shoes I would just change the name. Then he could've saved himself all this fuss. I also find it hilarious that people are now hating Bethesda like they're the new Activision. This stuff happens all the time. SilverSignal

[QUOTE="SilverSignal"]I know it's the cool thing on here to worship Mojang but I don't. If I was in his shoes I would just change the name. Then he could've saved himself all this fuss. I also find it hilarious that people are now hating Bethesda like they're the new Activision. This stuff happens all the time. TransFishers

Very obviously wrong?! For Christs sake they only want the name of a game changed! They don't want Mojang killed.

This is really stupid. They don't have the rights to every single word in their games! At least it wasn't Bethesda then that issued the lawsuit...it was like their parent company which is called Zeinmax I believe. :|

[QUOTE="TransFishers"][QUOTE="SilverSignal"]I know it's the cool thing on here to worship Mojang but I don't. If I was in his shoes I would just change the name. Then he could've saved himself all this fuss. I also find it hilarious that people are now hating Bethesda like they're the new Activision. This stuff happens all the time. SilverSignal

Very obviously wrong?! For Christs sake they only want the name of a game changed! They don't want Mojang killed.

By suing Mojang will just help them get more attention to their game and make Bethesda look stupid.

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Very obviously wrong?! For Christs sake they only want the name of a game changed! They don't want Mojang killed.SilverSignal

[QUOTE="SilverSignal"]

Why didn't Mojang just change the name of his game and avoid all this? Oh and I guarantee all you so called Bethesda "haters" will buy Skyrim within the first week of release and love them again. So grow up.

KnightSkull

If I understand you properly, what you're saying is the little guys should do what the big bad bullys tell them to do. Its good that Mojang are seeing this through as it will show that just because you're big and have lots of money you don't have the say on what others can or can't do.

Well to be fair, notch isnt that poor anymore lol

[QUOTE="KnightSkull"]

[QUOTE="SilverSignal"]

Why didn't Mojang just change the name of his game and avoid all this? Oh and I guarantee all you so called Bethesda "haters" will buy Skyrim within the first week of release and love them again. So grow up.

edinsftw

If I understand you properly, what you're saying is the little guys should do what the big bad bullys tell them to do. Its good that Mojang are seeing this through as it will show that just because you're big and have lots of money you don't have the say on what others can or can't do.

Well to be fair, notch isnt that poor anymore lol

I never said he was poor, but compared to bigger companies he hasn't got that much ;)

Very obviously wrong?! For Christs sake they only want the name of a game changed! They don't want Mojang killed.

SilverSignal

Yes it is obviously wrong. Why do they care so much that another game shares a word with some of theirs? They most likely don't care about the name and they certainly don't need the money, they just want to flex their muscles and try pussing round the little guy.

Very obviously wrong?! For Christs sake they only want the name of a game changed! They don't want Mojang killed.SilverSignal

You just don't get it, do you? It doesn't matter WHAT they want, the thing is, they want something that isn't theirs to begin with. It's the principle of the matter.

[QUOTE="SilverSignal"]Very obviously wrong?! For Christs sake they only want the name of a game changed! They don't want Mojang killed.UpInFlames

You just don't get it, do you? It doesn't matter WHAT they want, the thing is, they want something that isn't theirs to begin with. It's the principle of the matter.