tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post2458570885309667134..comments2024-02-16T18:32:38.635-05:00Comments on The Back 40K: The Big Fish Smell Blood...Farmpunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-33531310287028432032013-10-26T17:13:21.456-04:002013-10-26T17:13:21.456-04:00Score!!!Score!!!SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-42238518196920400062013-10-24T10:55:58.305-04:002013-10-24T10:55:58.305-04:00I see what you did there. :PI see what you did there. :Puberdarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352343779774789871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-90125176300631600202013-10-24T08:18:51.381-04:002013-10-24T08:18:51.381-04:00GW subscribes to the Darth Vader school of managem...GW subscribes to the Darth Vader school of management. Someone had to pay for this failure. And you know, it obviously can't be the decision makers who are actually responsible for overall cooperate conduct.<br /><br />When this whole thing started I was in GW's camp on this. Though, honestly, my opinion was effected by the culture of permissibly established by GW over the years. There was a way you did things, and way you didn't Chapters House did it the wrong way. GW lost this not only in the courts but in the heart's and minds of the community. When we actually saw them enumerate what they thought they owned, it was ridiculous. GW's claims to the community have forever lost the benefit of the doubt. <br /><br />Unless you are one of the 5 or 6 GW white knights left on Dakka. Man those guys are filled to the brim with the insane troll logic. CaulynDarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556761303500891267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-86746868997470408672013-10-24T05:18:57.130-04:002013-10-24T05:18:57.130-04:00Yeah, CH is literally a garage operation. With, II...Yeah, CH is literally a garage operation. With, IIRC, around $60-75K in sales over the 2 years prior to the case. So GW was overspending in order to try and make an example of them.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-59316582119036162632013-10-24T05:14:58.229-04:002013-10-24T05:14:58.229-04:00Awe, come on. It's at least worth a Kokomo. ;)...Awe, come on. It's at least worth a Kokomo. ;)SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-64011999390059368632013-10-24T05:10:28.793-04:002013-10-24T05:10:28.793-04:00Very true. But I prefer to think that there was at...Very true. But I prefer to think that there was at least one voice of reason within the company.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-30612235858701956582013-10-23T23:09:36.259-04:002013-10-23T23:09:36.259-04:00Well the case had ramifications beyond CH for GW t...Well the case had ramifications beyond CH for GW too. They clearly hoped to create a chilling effect.Koronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250234754318025124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-4757630811375930952013-10-23T21:56:39.722-04:002013-10-23T21:56:39.722-04:00Yawn. This stuff is more boring than a business tr...Yawn. This stuff is more boring than a business trip to Greensburg, Indiana. nelsonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714677080294526960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-32661899041647929882013-10-23T20:07:48.418-04:002013-10-23T20:07:48.418-04:00I wonder how much money Chapterhouse snatched outt...I wonder how much money Chapterhouse snatched outta GW's pockets overall?<br />Enough to warrant the legal fees GW will end up forking over for this massive, massive failure?<br />And all because CH was making some aftermarket shoulderpads for lil' man dollies?<br />Sigh.<br />If I'm not mistaken, CH is like a one-man operation without even a brick and mortar address, correct? Just some guy with a knack for sculpting who probably did this more out of love for the hobby than having any designs on fame and fortune.<br />GW probably thought CH would comply with the cease & desist, and when that didn't happen GW went and got all 'Emperor Palpatine.'<br />Isn't it ironic?<br />Don't ya think?<br />It's like raaaaaAAAIIIIiin on yer wedding day....<br />...ok I'll stop singing Alanis Morrisette now...<br /><br />I swear, watching GW perform faceplant after faceplant just keeps getting funnier. And it wasn't NEARLY as funny when I actually owned GW stuffs, played GW games, but NOW...<br />Ermahgerd it's so funny.<br />:)SinSynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352693991857976930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-57180744825733876262013-10-23T18:51:20.984-04:002013-10-23T18:51:20.984-04:00The lawyer could have done the opposite as you des...The lawyer could have done the opposite as you described and told GW that it was a slam dunk and they would shut down CH just like everyone else with their overly broad claims.eriochromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377904099582258296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-2324261762925804322013-10-23T18:41:36.840-04:002013-10-23T18:41:36.840-04:00I'm not an IP attorney, so I don't speak f...I'm not an IP attorney, so I don't speak from any sort of deep knowledge, but the territory that GW has (attempted) to mark out as it's IP is incredibly expansive (i.e. the phrase Space Marine). That kind of overreach makes them very low hanging fruit for anyone who wants to establish precedent about what the boundaries of IP exactly are. <br /><br />Keep in mind that much of what GW tries to do in the CH case was claim not that it owned an image, or a character, or a design, but that it owned a whole raft of concepts and ideas. To the extent of claiming, basically, "GW owns big shoulder pads". After Star Wars came out Lucas tried to claim similar boundaries for his IP by suing, amongst others, Battlestar Galatica. Of course, broad IP claims don't work, at least in the US. <br /><br />I've never understood what GW was trying to do with its copyright claims. Certainly a company should defend it's IP, but attacking people making compatible parts and fan websites makes no sense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com