Best Way To Settle Lawsuit: Deathmatch

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By now, most of you know that Bethesda is suing the maker of Minecraft for trademark infringement (over the word "Scrolls"). Well, Notch has come up with a rather unique way to settle the matter...3 v 3 deathmatch! :eek: Thanks to DyNamiC for the link!

I challenge Bethesda to a game of Quake 3. Three of our best warriors against three of your best warriors. We select one level, you select the other, we randomize the order. 20 minute matches, highest total frag count per team across both levels wins. If we win, you drop the lawsuit. If you win, we will change the name of Scrolls to something you’re fine with.
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LOL nice. I have actually settled a few "disagreements" this way. One time a room mate and I were arguing over who got the master bedroom in a house we rented. 1v1 Q3 first to 20 settled the matter.
 
All lawsuits should be settled this way; however, instead of high priced lawyers, you would have to maintain a set of high-priced gamers on staff. Then again, gamers would probably work for donuts and pizza.
 
Why bother.. just have all your employees slap their dicks on a pool table after taking a tab of Viagra... isnt that what lawsuits are all about anyway.. who's the biggest dick?
 
Screw quake. Give'em guns and send out into an isolated woodland area. Whoever makes it out wins.
 
This how manufacturers should deal with Apple IP infringments...oh wait, can they play anything besides Force unleashed, and Mavis Beacon Typing School?
 
I got to hand it to them. Very well played. Lets the frag fest begin.
 
The lawyers should fight to the death. That way two problems get solved at once. Over time we can thin out the heard and maybe knock some common sense back into this country.
 
Bethesda should counter with lol... no literally they should make a counter offer of a League of Legends (5v5) match.
 
Notch will get lots of rep by offering this.

if it happens , we need a live feed.
 
How can you trademark a dictionary word anyway? :rolleyes:


Sorry guys. I just trademarked the word Forum. No one can use it anymore. I hereby demand that all forums worldwide be shut down.
 
It's a fun idea of a way to settle a dispute...

...but why use such an uninteresting game?

Quake (and deathmatch games in general) is so 90's...

They should have chosen something heavily dependent on teamwork and cooperation rather than a frag fest.
 
I'm going to take this a step further.

I've officially trademarked the letter i

You are free to use this letter in any of your posts on this discussion board (<-- me avoiding patent infringement from above poster), as long as you follow every word containing the letter i with "brought to you by lilbabycat"

Example:

I "brought to you by lilbabycat" love this "brought to you by lilbabycat" idea "brought to you by lilbabycat".

I will offer multiple levels of licensing:
-$1000 will buy you the rights to only have the statement "brought to you by lilbabycat" once per sentence
-$10000 will buy you the rights to only have the statement "brought to you by lilbabycat" once per paragraph
-$100000 will buy you the rights to only have the statement "brought to you by lilbabycat" once per document
-$1000000 will buy you the rights to use the letter i freely in all of your documents, for one year.
 
They should do a hotdog eating contest as well, then a truck pull... or better yet a ninja warrior type course... damn, I miss watching those kind of shows on tv... deathmatch would be good too, but yeah... why quake 3? Why not doom, make it nice and old school
 
lilbabycat said:
I'm going to take this a step further.

I've officially trademarked the letter i

You are free to use this letter in any of your posts on this discussion board (<-- me avoiding patent infringement from above poster), as long as you follow every word containing the letter i with "brought to you by lilbabycat"

Example:

I "brought to you by lilbabycat" love this "brought to you by lilbabycat" idea "brought to you by lilbabycat".

I will offer multiple levels of licensing:
-$1000 will buy you the rights to only have the statement "brought to you by lilbabycat" once per sentence
-$10000 will buy you the rights to only have the statement "brought to you by lilbabycat" once per paragraph
-$100000 will buy you the rights to only have the statement "brought to you by lilbabycat" once per document
-$1000000 will buy you the rights to use the letter i freely in all of your documents, for one year.
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You're infringing on my patent:

A proposed method to make words pronounceable through the use of vowels.
 
Awesome! I'd dress up the characters to look like lawyers. :D
 
TwiceOver said:
The lawyers should fight to the death. That way two problems get solved at once. Over time we can thin out the heard and maybe knock some common sense back into this country.
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Well it would have to be copyright and patent troll layers then I would agree. Or lawyers who know there client is guilty of a horrendous crime beyond a doubt, but still manage to win a defense case to keep their "stats up."

On a more serious note. While this is clearly a challenge to made so Notches fan club, and the rest of the internet can go "LOLZAPALOOZAWTFBBQOWNAGE" and get him attention, I'd bet he gets laughed at by Bethesda and the lawsuit continues without even a consideration of this other than a statement by Bethesda that says, thanks but no thanks.
 
So basically the people from Minecraft know that they are going to lose and they are looking for anyway out. I'm sorry but, this is the cut throat world of business and settling out by gaming is not the way to handle this. They have to accept defeat and pay up like any other business.
 
@dmin said:
So basically the people from Minecraft know that they are going to lose and they are looking for anyway out. I'm sorry but, this is the cut throat world of business and settling out by gaming is not the way to handle this. They have to accept defeat and pay up like any other business.
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Hardly. Their point is to show how retarded this whole thing is and try to recoup or avoid the cost of a lawyer to represent them.

Someone go copyright lawyer and attorney. It is time an industry paid their dues in full.
 
@dmin said:
So basically the people from Minecraft know that they are going to lose and they are looking for anyway out. I'm sorry but, this is the cut throat world of business and settling out by gaming is not the way to handle this. They have to accept defeat and pay up like any other business.
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Over the word "Scrolls" are you serious? The more people with your view accept litigation like this, the more ridiculous it's going to become.

If I were Notch, I'd make an add-on called ElderCraft too.

Also, just as another example of a company NOT doing something stupid like this. You don't see Blizzard suing them for "Craft" do you?
 
Zarathustra[H];1037643079 said:
It's a fun idea of a way to settle a dispute...

...but why use such an uninteresting game?

Quake (and deathmatch games in general) is so 90's...

They should have chosen something heavily dependent on teamwork and cooperation rather than a frag fest.
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Who would Notch be cooperating with? Whats wrong with arena shooters?
 
Quakelive.com <-- I play it everyday I suggest they duel it out there.
 
wasteomind said:
Well it would have to be copyright and patent troll layers then I would agree. Or lawyers who know there client is guilty of a horrendous crime beyond a doubt, but still manage to win a defense case to keep their "stats up."

On a more serious note. While this is clearly a challenge to made so Notches fan club, and the rest of the internet can go "LOLZAPALOOZAWTFBBQOWNAGE" and get him attention, I'd bet he gets laughed at by Bethesda and the lawsuit continues without even a consideration of this other than a statement by Bethesda that says, thanks but no thanks.
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This is the gaming industry, and as naive as it may sound, those of us that have grown up in this niche have seen stranger things happen. I sincerely hope that Bethesda can remember some of the humble roots that makes this industry unique from all of the others, and works it out, and there is a lot to gain for them as well in regards to market recognition and rep. Most of the time things like this happen when someone is too lazy, too cowardly, or looking to benefit themselves personally, when it could be quickly resolved by simply picking up the phone and talking to another person. People are well connected in this business, and everyone can get a hold of someone else.

To be honest, they both could get considerable gains that would cost just as much in marketing dollars by doing an event like this, and more importantly have those resources go to themselves instead of their counsel. It makes more sense than remembering the 'Scrolls' property as that title that got into a lawsuit because someone didn't feel like communicating.
 
J3RK said:
Over the word "Scrolls" are you serious? The more people with your view accept litigation like this, the more ridiculous it's going to become.

If I were Notch, I'd make an add-on called ElderCraft too.

Also, just as another example of a company NOT doing something stupid like this. You don't see Blizzard suing them for "Craft" do you?
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I should sue for the word, Mine. Clearly it is MINE. I mean, it says it's mine!

/sarcasm
 
Zarathustra[H];1037643079 said:
It's a fun idea of a way to settle a dispute...

...but why use such an uninteresting game?

Quake (and deathmatch games in general) is so 90's...

They should have chosen something heavily dependent on teamwork and cooperation rather than a frag fest.
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Maybe Notch is really good at Quake 3.
 
The beef over the word "scrolls" is stupid anyway. Everyone I know calls them "Morrowind" or "Oblivion"; we have never called it Elder Scrolls 3 or 4. Not that it matters because you cannot trademark such a broad word.
 
@dmin said:
So basically the people from Minecraft know that they are going to lose and they are looking for anyway out. I'm sorry but, this is the cut throat world of business and settling out by gaming is not the way to handle this. They have to accept defeat and pay up like any other business.
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not sure if serious :confused:
 
I propose that they play an EA sponsored BF3 match - the first match for BF3 streamed live to the public. Bethesda can settle its dispute if it wins, Minecraft doesn't pay layer fees, and EA gets lots (more) cheap publicity. Everyone wins! :cool:
 
What wtf?! They're suing because Minecraft uses the word scrolls somewhere?

Uhhh, I'm pretty sure Bethfuckmothers didn't originally come up with that term.
 
Yeah, That's what I'm talking about, an old school call-out. That's how more internet squabbling should be settled...By deathmatch. But which game? I say the one that started it all; Quake Deathmatch.
 
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