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Cryptic's Retort to Marvel

Posted by Zonk on from the tttttthhhhhhhpppppppp! dept.

Voodoo Extreme has a short blurb with links to the players in the Marvel vs. Cryptic legal battle. The short response from Cryptic says it all: "As reported by The Associated Press, Marvel Enterprises Inc. and Marvel Characters, Inc. have sued NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios. The complaint is meritless. Cryptic Studios is confident that the District Court will reject all of Marvel's claims and fully vindicate Cryptic Studios in all respects."

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  1. Marvel may have one minor point... by LordZardoz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Marvel is suing because I can play City of Heros and create a character that is modeled after, say, the Incredible Hulk, that is a large green superstrong hero, then they are in the wrong.

    But if cryptic is puting out advertisements with characters that look to have the same powers and appearance of various Marvel Superheroes, like the Hulk, or Cyclops, or Spiderman, then Marvel has a point.

    My opinion regardless of written law:

    I think that Cryptic has the right to make a game where i can design a superhero of my choosing, regardless of what I used as inspiration.

    I think that Cryptic cannot market their game by trading on the popularity of characters created by Marvel without Marvels permission.

    END COMMUNICATION

  2. Re:A question by Babbster · · Score: 5, Informative

    I refer you to my post in the previous discussion because, well, I'm a friggin' genius.