Makes you wonder what comes next...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21380003

Does that mean I can register a trademark "war" and start collecting $$$$$ from anyone that uses those 3 letters or even more, start sueing countries that actually GO to war?

If this goes through common property will start ceasing into nothing. Not common sense but the better legal team will rule the day....not a world you want to live in.

RESIST!!!

 

They are getting ridiculous.

Shame on you GW!!

I emailed them I would not buy ANY of their products anymore should they not publicly apologize for this move.

Of course they will delete my email. They will also delete your email (should you bother). But at some point they WILL be bloody pi**ed and have a cramp in their fingers from deleting all the hatemail.



One can dream, can I not?

*I need replacement products for GW Base Ceramite White. Something that covers equally well. Suggestions via PM

Dulux Brilliant White "should" just about do it.

I see Amazon have put the book back up for sale

Quote from: GordonY on 09 February 2013, 09:36:14 AM
Dulux Brilliant White "should" just about do it.

Thing is.....

Some firm could do that.....Though I'm not sure about the legal issues.
Buy a massive pot of 'A well known brand'.

Decant that pot into little containers, and sell at the going rate......I'm sure you'd make a handsome profit.
Or am I being a cynical old g*t AGAIN.

Quote from: Fenton on 09 February 2013, 10:06:08 AM
I see Amazon have put the book back up for sale

Good for them !!

Cheers - Phil.

Quote from: sebigboss79 on 08 February 2013, 10:17:14 PM
I emailed them I would not buy ANY of their products anymore should they not publicly apologize for this move.

Of course they will delete my email. They will also delete your email (should you bother). But at some point they WILL be bloody pi**ed and have a cramp in their fingers from deleting all the hatemail.



One can dream, can I not?

*I need replacement products for GW Base Ceramite White. Something that covers equally well. Suggestions via PM

Yep.  Emailed too. 

The only thing left of theirs that i buy are their paints.  Done with that too now.  Need to find another paint supplier now.   

I'd love to see them pull this crap in the US.

GW's Ian Livingstone in White Dwarf in 1978: "nobody will gain from this strict enforcement of copyright laws" (Thanks too Erwin Villutrú Friðriksson)

Things have come around full circle. Maybe it's a kind of payback?

Quote from: Luddite on 09 February 2013, 10:51:23 AM
Yep.  Emailed too. 

The only thing left of theirs that i buy are their paints.  Done with that too now.  Need to find another paint supplier now.   

I'd love to see them pull this crap in the US.

They ARE actually doing this in the US....
Have you tried Vallejo Model Colour? I have a colour match sheet and Vallejos are sold by Pendraken - so much the better.

@OldenBUA: Hypocrism at its best, oh wait...maybe they want to say OTHER companies should not enforce THEIR copyrights so GW can keep stealing from them? 

@Sebigboss: No, it's just that in the wargames hobby things have changed a lot since 1978. And sometimes not for the better.

Alex (who can't even remember when he last bought anything from GW).

Fully agree Alex. BUT part of the blame has to go to gamers themselves as they do not resist detrimental change.

Well, maybe 12 year olds (target of GW) are not exactly aware of the consequences or able to enforce beneficial change.
Luckily you and me are. And I have made this perfectly clear for years. GW does not get any business from me unless ...

Of course they do not care about you or me...but they will care about all hell breaking loose around them AND people telling them repeatedly WHY they refuse buying. In Germany we have sayings about this. The one drop that bursts the barrel. Meaning you get away with a lot of crap but one day a very little thing will cause a lot of damage.

I had to learn cooperating is often better than starting a war. GW did not release some Tyranid models as they saw no real market. Chapterhouse did and made some money. Now instead of making fools of themselves in court (have you read the transcripts? - ridiculous this company) they shoudl have called the Chapterhouse people and tell them they are willing to give them a licence - for some %% - should Chapterhouse refuse you can still escalate but nothing is gained from ONE company starting thermonuclear war anytime they want someting. Whether they are right or not at one point Fallout will reach them. Same for anyone. I learned my lesson. For the sake of wargaming I hope GW will learn theirs before it is too late. What if the judge rules that "Space Marines" is genric or even worse: The original user (1934 I believe) has the sole right to use it. GW would seize to exist over night.

Well, what if it appears that space marines aren't like the space marines in the book? They can have the same name but be totally different.

Imagine the people who made the 'Alien' films. What if they had decided to name the colonial marianes space marines instead. Same name but very different profile. Not bioengineered killing machines but only kick-ass marines who happen to operate in space.

You can protect your IP, but you can't 'call dibs' on a name, that's just absurd.

I can only imagine, that for doing such a thing, GW is starting to feel the pressure and competition of other (better) manufacturers with an increasing rate, making desperate attempts to safeguard their income.

Are their any manufacturers worse than GW???

Yes there are. But not in a attitude kind of way.

Anyone fancy wearing one of these into their local shop?

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/mf/57426529/space-marines-usa_tshirt