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Old May 26th, 2003, 03:57 PM
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

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I have heard alot of ppl refer to Starfury as SE5...
Now that is funny.
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

Anyone that refers to Starfury as SE5 is not well informed.
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

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Anyone that refers to Starfury as SE5 is not well informed.
On the contrary. Such person is obviously is well informed about the identity of the best space 4X game ever ! It is a person who stares back blank when you ask about SEV is ill informed

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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

There's only one thing I'm really, really concerned about as far as the future of the SE franchise goes. Of course we can expect to see SEV sooner or later, and hopefully SEVI, SEVII, SEVIII, and so on.

But what if the series reaches part X?! What will we call it then?! And more importantly, wouldn't it be illegal for Shrapnel/Malfador to market and sell it?!

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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

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But what if the series reaches part X?! What will we call it then?! And more importantly, wouldn't it be illegal for Shrapnel/Malfador to market and sell it?!
Malfador can do a Capcom and change the name of the series entirely! (Remember how they jumped from Megaman 6 to Megaman X - then Legends and Battle Network? Well, now we don't have Space Empires V, we have... Space Empires Armada!!! )

Or do a Nintendo/Microsoft and jump to some 1337-sounding number - power of 2 (Super Mario 64 - what happened to 4 through 63? ), current year (Windows 95/98/2000), whatever!
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

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Space Empires Armada!!!
If that happens, Paramount and Activision would sue Aaron for the name's similarity to one of their products.

Hey, if starbucks can do it, anybody can.
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

we need common sense as part of the judicial process.
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

How would you go about enforcing that? Are you going to limit people's right to sue in court? Where do you draw the line? Who are you to say where the line is?
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

Yes, limiting access to the courts and/or limiting the remedies available could be the first step to despotism.

Like it or not, the courts are one of the lynchpins on which our society rests. It is one of the means by which a person can stand up to a powerful individual, government or corporation.

Everyone is entitled to his day in court. Even if it is a frivolous claim.

But the courts have the right (and will often exercise it) to award costs against the party who frivolously initiates a suit or defends one where there is no viable defense.
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Default Re: Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

i didn't say it would be easy and i don't know how you'd do it either. and you couldn't half do it either.
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