Stargate mod, important!

[MilitiaSniper 0]

What about just renaming the mod?

Ex: "The Gates of Space?"

Sincerely, MilitiaSniper

[Heatseeker 0]

Im having a hard time believing this... i think the most that could happen would be a request for the website to be taken down if the considered copywrighted content isnt removed, i dont see enough violation to justify (international?) legal action. Does this BS even stand in good olle EU? How are international trademark violations handled?

Edit: Interesting:

Quote[/b] ]International trademark laws

It is important to note that although there are systems which facilitate the filing, registration or enforcement of trademark rights in more than one jurisdiction on a regional or global basis (eg. the Madrid and CTM systems, see further below), it is currently not possible to file and obtain a single trademark registration which will automatically apply around the world. Trademark laws are territorial in nature and generally apply only in the applicable country or jurisdiction, a quality which is sometimes referred to as ‘territoriality’.

Time to sleep but if someone is curious...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_mark_law_of_the_European_Union

Bluffing, i think the MGM layers have more important things to handle than this.

[ProfTournesol 956]

This world where every little thing may cause legal proceedings makes me sick...  you should charge them the same amount of money for advertising their "stargate brand name" in our community...

I hope Napoleon's and Wellington's lawyers will not sue me...  

[llauma 0]

@ Oct. 26 2006,22:07)]Could ofp.info get dragged into this too?

Most certainly.. I'm actually surprised that they haven't removed all the Stargate mod entries. This will get them in trouble.

@Heatseeker

It's pointless to question whether it's justified or not. I am sure that the MGM lawyers knows their stuff enough to take you to court. As I said no normal person could afford such a thing. I'm quite sure that no lawyer would advice you to take it that far. So in the end you would be forced to pay MGM so they wont take you to court + that you would have to pay your lawyer fee. I suppose the total cost would be a few thousand dollars if you're lucky.

[j w 0]

If you're the one being prosecuted (sp), most countries give you a lawyer if you can't afford one.

Right?

[Chris Death 0]

If you're the one being prosecuted (sp), most countries give you a lawyer if you can't afford one.

Right?

lol - this lawyer you can consider as somebody who

translates you the acusations they putting towards

to you and that they're doing right so.

Do you think that these default lawyers can mess with

a professional lawyer or that he even tries to?

Well maybe in Hollywood but not in real life - who pays

more = who wins.

~S~ CD

[j w 0]

Well, you could get a gun for like 500, that's pretty cheap compared to a lawyer...

cheap bastards

[Heatseeker 0]

Been doing some reading... looks like MGM has shut down some mods based on the Stargate thing for lots of games. Even a "Fargate" mod using Far Cry, ofcourse the mods wont face the threat of this giant... who would/could?

But the way they are forcing and threatening fans might give them a bad name, these mods were being made by fans for top selling multi million selling franchises, like HL2, Far Cry, Brothers in Arms and other popular games. I dont think they would apretiate the negative press in the gaming media.. since they will be releasing a... game.

A Stargate game is in development (using Epics UT3.0) but the screens looked shitty to me.

I think they are doing their part but i doubt they would go forward with this unless their idiots, if they are about to release the result of a very significant investment, the last thing they would want are articles on popular gaming media sites stating that some fans were threatned with legal action because they made stargate inspired mods..

Bluff .

[biggerdave 56]

I reackon it's those damn BF2ers fault! They're always out to make us look bad!

[kai121 0]

if anything the members of the community who made the stargate mod should be proud that MGM feel endangered if this is a new game their preparing for. They see the high quality of the work and see that it could cause some damage to their sales. Mind you I trualy think companies who do this to modding communities are just sadacts who can do nothing but act bigger, hell if they knew you could hire a better lawyer than theirs theyd back off straight away

[4 IN 1 0]

ok, so if i brought a brand new DB9, mod it to carry 2 M134 airsoft and some fireworks lancher some lawyer(as)s would sent me a letter telling me that i copyed their "bondcar idea" an unless i pay for all their highass patrol bills i will be sued

so lets have a joke, now whoever wanted to grab whatever weapons they and fellow me to the home of who started all this stupid lawyer games and....oh wait! those $hit will sue me for threating their little A hole lifes!

[Blackbuck 9]

[ot] btw just so ya know it was a vanquish in the last one and a new DBS in casino royale [/ot]

that was a pointless lol

[biggerdave 56]

This suddenly reminds me of the simpsons quote...

Quote[/b] ]Wiggum: You're luckey, you destroyed nothing except attorneys

Lawyer: Remeber me... as a drain on society

[JK-47 0]

does anyone know how long we have before mgm shuts the mod down

[shinRaiden 0]

This is an unusual and interesting development.

Q : Was OFPC at any time hosting SGM, or providing mirrors to SGM data, or was there only links to files stored on systems not under OFPC's control?

[h - 169]

Doesn't this just come down again to the fact that at least in the US if someone owns a trademark he needs to 'defend' it actively or he will lose it??

At least it was something like that a few years back when Toadlife was getting into trouble with his Operation LoJack mission..

From that thread..

Quote[/b] ]In US Trademark law, you have to actively enforce your trademark (i.e. like this situation) or you lose all rights to that trademark. This enforcement is regardless of whether commercial intent is involved.

Of course that might have changed overt past two years...

What I find funny in this thread is people blaming lawyers for this

[johnwilso007 0]

wait till general moters gets wind of all the hummers being made ingame and taking their trademark.

and whoever makes M16s and various other weapons

[4 IN 1 0]

[ot] btw just so ya know it was a vanquish in the last one and a new DBS in casino royale [/ot]  

that was a pointless lol

ot: well there is a long way for you to master the art of bitching and black humor

anyway, i use DB9 on purpose

we didnt blaming the lawyer(as)s, since we all know about the trademark thing, just because the fact while they keep yelling someone break trademark laws, they simply cant make a good enought game and profit from that, which is even more pointless for me(well there is an old chiness saying about that, but i am too lazy to translate it), but well, thats how the world works and i have done my bitching, so its better to shutup bf mods give me a little box

[mr burns 132]

Ok guys i need your help.

Could the admins who removed stargate stuff from their web´s please confirm with a post here.

[Heatseeker 0]

wait till general moters gets wind of all the hummers being made ingame and taking their trademark.

They already did it to one company so said company scrapped the hmmwv's and used something else, interesting that said company is even a U.S. based one.

[scars09 9]

Quote[/b] ]Ok guys i need your help.

Could the admins who removed stargate stuff from their web´s please confirm with a post here.

wtf??? what i dont understand is why you should bring them a list of sites that refer to the stargate mod. if i park my car illegal do i have to know all other illegal parked cars in town and tell them the police? What do you have to do with the other community pages?

thats rubbish and i think they use their mighty we will sue you till the rest of your days behavior to make you, and your community knowledge, doing their work.

Same thing that you are not allowed to post a copy of that letter.

Why not? cause the trial is still pending? This stinks.

I really understand your panic and fear Mr. Burns, dont get me wrong, but no lawyer has the right to make you to an informer for his case, specially not when its done with extorting methods.

[mr burns 132]

I agree with you, still can´t understand how such demands can be valid .. but the lawyers know how to earn their $´s, that´s for sure

[Spartan2E 0]

Well, too bad I can't somehow them or rip them off.

GL with the lawyer thing, my mum had to take one a few years ago.

Those guy's rip you off and make you kiss the ground in return for some lousy BS.

[Dingmatt 0]

Quote[/b] ]Ok guys i need your help.

Could the admins who removed stargate stuff from their web´s please confirm with a post here.

Your being Blackmailed pure and simple, which is illegal on both sides of the atlantic, i have to say you lawyer should have picked up on this and is probably taking you for a ride.

[johnwilso007 0]

does sound like it, is this a court order that has got you to do this cos then that is legal, otherwise its blackmail.