Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

Fyron · #1 May 26th, 2003, 10:04 PM

Anyone that refers to Starfury as SE5 is not well informed.

oleg · #2 May 27th, 2003, 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
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

[ May 26, 2003, 23:11: Message edited by: oleg ]

Ed Kolis · #3 May 27th, 2003, 04:47 AM

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Originally posted by Voidhawk:
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!

TerranC · #4 May 27th, 2003, 05:17 AM

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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
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.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 May 27th, 2003, 07:18 AM

we need common sense as part of the judicial process.

Fyron · #6 May 27th, 2003, 07:58 AM

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?

tbontob · #7 May 27th, 2003, 09:01 AM

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.