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It's not a reference, any more then any name of any item is a reference. It's just a coincidence more then anything. People just like to dig for things that aren't there, pun totally intended.
I saw this video on YouTube, where some guy finds it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAimNBn-YTU
The textures are pretty bad there, I wonder is that his PC, or is it a place where you're not supposed to go in a game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAimNBn-YTU
The textures are pretty bad there, I wonder is that his PC, or is it a place where you're not supposed to go in a game?
"Many people have opinions on this situation, though few actually understand what they're talking about."
Truer words will never be spoken.
Truer words will never be spoken.
Actually the Notched Pickaxe was apparently in Oblivion as well, and it's all just a coincidence. Now it's entirely plausible that Bethesda intended it as a happy reference in Skyrim, but it's just as likely that it bears no relation to the legal dispute.
Jim's reaching, as usual. As is Bethesda/Zenimax.
So if the Elder Scrolls can so easily be confused with "Scrolls" without adjectives, and Skyrim has usable scrolls in-game, then Bethesda should totally sue Bethesda.
Also, keep an eye out for my new game. "Scrolly Scrolls: Antigravity Horse Edition"
So if the Elder Scrolls can so easily be confused with "Scrolls" without adjectives, and Skyrim has usable scrolls in-game, then Bethesda should totally sue Bethesda.
Also, keep an eye out for my new game. "Scrolly Scrolls: Antigravity Horse Edition"
Things to remember:
1. Mojang started all of this.
2. Because of the way in which US copyright/trademark law works Bethesda must defend their IP or risk losing the rights.
3. Both developers are generally big fans of one-another.
1. Mojang started all of this.
2. Because of the way in which US copyright/trademark law works Bethesda must defend their IP or risk losing the rights.
3. Both developers are generally big fans of one-another.
CrazyCowboyDon is apparently one of 5 people that know the truth behind this stupid situation. Here's a million internet dollars for not being a fuckwad!!
The username has replaced a lowercase "L" with an uppercase "I" to recreate my name. I applaud the ingenuity but am terrified at the will.
omg Jim someone really wants us to think you are jimmyx o_o scary. i hope this gets referenced in the next podtoid. ALSO DONT FORGET QUESTIONS THIS TIME
Im sorry, I am the Jim Sterling imposter. I just love Jim so much, I want to be just like you, you are awesome.
PS. Will you fart on my face?
PS. Will you fart on my face?
@malfegor
It was clever like 15 years ago when people did it in chat rooms.
By today's standards its just... well, standard trolling.
It was clever like 15 years ago when people did it in chat rooms.
By today's standards its just... well, standard trolling.
"Many people have opinions on this situation, though few actually understand what they're talking about"
thats why i love ya fat tits!
thats why i love ya fat tits!
Ohhhh no!
Two Jims!
How we can solve this conflict, or something.
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Jims, try to reach your fingers to your toes.
Problem solved!
Two Jims!
How we can solve this conflict, or something.
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Jims, try to reach your fingers to your toes.
Problem solved!
@ CrazyCowboyDon
"Mojang started all of this."
I love the way people claiming to know how trademark law works keep acting like Mojang did anything shady when they filed their Scrolls trademark. Everyone keeps latching on to the way they included it's use for a full spectrum of media and assuming that means they wanted to monopolize the word Scrolls. Let me lay this out real simple, okay? When you trademark something you are not applying for ownership over the word itself, but in relation to the specific product it represents and nothing more. If somebody wants to write a gritty crime drama and call it Scrolls, they can still do it even if Mojang holds a trademark for that title as a book because it's obviously not the same Scrolls that Mojang made. Bethesda's contention was that Mojang's Scrolls COULD be confused with The Elder Scrolls even though they are both quite distinct from each other. It's true that this is a safe move for them in protecting their own trademark because of the way the law works, but it's a really flimsy case. (Which is why they are losing.)
TLDR: Saying Mojang "started it" implies they did something wrong. They did not. Neither party is really to blame here, aside from a slightly overzealous (but understandably so) legal team.
"Mojang started all of this."
I love the way people claiming to know how trademark law works keep acting like Mojang did anything shady when they filed their Scrolls trademark. Everyone keeps latching on to the way they included it's use for a full spectrum of media and assuming that means they wanted to monopolize the word Scrolls. Let me lay this out real simple, okay? When you trademark something you are not applying for ownership over the word itself, but in relation to the specific product it represents and nothing more. If somebody wants to write a gritty crime drama and call it Scrolls, they can still do it even if Mojang holds a trademark for that title as a book because it's obviously not the same Scrolls that Mojang made. Bethesda's contention was that Mojang's Scrolls COULD be confused with The Elder Scrolls even though they are both quite distinct from each other. It's true that this is a safe move for them in protecting their own trademark because of the way the law works, but it's a really flimsy case. (Which is why they are losing.)
TLDR: Saying Mojang "started it" implies they did something wrong. They did not. Neither party is really to blame here, aside from a slightly overzealous (but understandably so) legal team.
Man, we've been flooded with copycats lately. The first jimmyx copycat was funny for a post or two, but now there's like 3 or 4 and it's played out. That Sterling one fooled me for a minute though. E for Effort.
If you want to check if someone is real or fake, just copy their name and post it into the comment textbox. At least with my browser and settings, the upper case-i/lower case-L distinction is easy to see in the text box.
Alternatively, paste it.. anywhere you want, and, again, it should be obvious.
Alternatively, paste it.. anywhere you want, and, again, it should be obvious.
Too bad Minecraft's inventory system didn't find it's way into Syrim. Anything would be better than what they got right now.
Honestly, Skyrim is the best game Mojang have ever made, far superior to that other game they're releasing, craftmine I think it was? Your move now Bethesda, when's your card game Scrolls coming out?
Aww, man. I don't understand why people come to a place like this if they only crave for news. You can get them sooner and more of 'em elsewhere(reddit?). I mean, I am here for news too, but primary for entertainment. And at this point, dtoid delivers. In addition to that, the people here have personality...(though I have to agree to the "notched Pickaxe" being a coincidence)
How is that in any way a reference? I wasn't aware Minecraft invented the pickaxe. Or the words notch and notched. I saw a campfire with a bucket next to it, I think Bethesda was referencing my childhood summer camp and the days I wash my car. So awesome of them! And you can eat fish, which totally references Jaws.
For the "Mojang started it"/"Mojang didn't start it" arguments, I have one question.
I've read that Mojang's request was for rights that approached Tim Langdell levels. He wasn't just asking for a name for a videogame, but for pretty much everything. Is that true or not?
I've read that Mojang's request was for rights that approached Tim Langdell levels. He wasn't just asking for a name for a videogame, but for pretty much everything. Is that true or not?
when this "news" broke yesterday, it was widely noted that the notched pickaxe was also in oblivion (which, if you're bad at counting, predates minecraft). i dont think this is a reference, sorry!
Are we really even sure that its an easter egg and not just a coincidence?
Personally I think its just a coincidence that's being unnecessarily hoisted up to be more. And if it is an easter egg then it feels like, as a matter of opinion, trolling from Bethesda and is kinda uncool given the problems THEY'RE causing by being "forced" into protecting a single word in their IP's name.
Personally I think its just a coincidence that's being unnecessarily hoisted up to be more. And if it is an easter egg then it feels like, as a matter of opinion, trolling from Bethesda and is kinda uncool given the problems THEY'RE causing by being "forced" into protecting a single word in their IP's name.
I'm going to make a game and call it "Scrotes". it's short for scrotum, which is where testicles live. It'll be like the Sims but sweatier.
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