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Marvel Sues City of Heroes Makers
Walkiry (and many, many others) writes "In yet another copyright bickering lawsuit, Marvel is suing NCSoft and Cryptic Studios over their MMORPG City of Heroes due to copyright infringement, apparently because of the costume creator. "Marvel argues that the game's character creation engine easily allows players to design characters that are virtual copies of its own superheros, including 'The Incredible Hulk'. Marvel seeks unspecified damages and an injunction against the two companies to stop using its characters." There are quite a few people suspicious that this is nothing but an effort by Marvel to undermine Cryptic Studios' successful game to prepare for the launch of their own comic book based MMORPG." USA Today has the story as well.
Disney sues Macromedia for failing to prevent customers from using their software to infringe upon Disney's Intellectual Property.
You're violating our IP rights.
Thanks,
You friends from Marvel
Honestly, though. Companies are taking IP far too seriously these days. Calm down, get over it. If anything, it shows whatever you're doing is working, because it's popular! Don't trash it by being a jerk.
"An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program."
Ah yes, the Hulk - because BIG GREEN GUY with TORN PANTS is such a hugely original concept and - what's that Mr. Hyde? I wouldn't like you when you're...mad... no... wait NOOOOO!
They should sue the end-users.
Then go bankrupt from the bad publicity.
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
Batman could so beat the crap out of Superman
Had a great looking character, big, with green skin and torn clothes. I was going to call him "The Incredible Bulk". Now I'll have to make him smaller, put him in a business suit, and call him "Marvel Blows Chunks Man". His super power is his magic briefcase, from which he can throw thousands of pleadings and C&D letters, completely papering over his opponent. Fear him!
Soylent Green is peoplicious!
...having thwarted efforts to create new superheroes who might stop him, LawyerMan's sinister plan for world domination draws one step closer to fruition!
Marvel is also suing Ticonderoga Pencil Co (TPC) and Ginsu Knives, Inc. A spokesman for Marvel explained "TPC needs to be stopped; we've got thousands of kids sketching Hulk and Spiderman in their school notebooks without sending us a cent, and well Ginsu is clearly enabling many of those same kids to make Wolverine-style claws. We just wish we could have gotten an injunction to ban homemade Halloween costumes altogether..."
When all of your wishes have been granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed - Marilyn Manson
Super Hero: Um, I want a costume with a cape...
Costume Creator: NO CAPES!
Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
Quick! Ban colour pencils so that people cannot make duplicate drawings of Marvel heroes! It is rumored that pencils can be used to "design characters that are virtual copies of its own superheros".