Comment Re:Devil's Work and Stuff (Score 1) 395
Ah, that answers my question why everyone's against HASBRO. They can't tell the difference between them being upset something is called something the same (trademark), and them trying to kill all Scrabble clones (IP). Thanks for clearing that up.
Here's the difference. In my example, our imaginary Cancer Cure Company A doesn't seem to mind if other people make similar cures for cancer - hence, IP is not really the issue. They're just asking that nobody calls it something that can be easily confused with the original product because if the new cure happens to kill people, they don't want it to affect their reputation (this is a trademark issue - big difference).
So then Company B comes in, makes something similar (which is OK) and then calls it something similar to the original product (not OK). Company A gets upset because they called it something similar. In my view, Company A has the perfect right to go "WTF, mate?" and do something about it. It's not about saving lives. It's just about someone apparently being unable to call their new cancer cure something sufficiently different than the original.
Here's the difference. In my example, our imaginary Cancer Cure Company A doesn't seem to mind if other people make similar cures for cancer - hence, IP is not really the issue. They're just asking that nobody calls it something that can be easily confused with the original product because if the new cure happens to kill people, they don't want it to affect their reputation (this is a trademark issue - big difference).
So then Company B comes in, makes something similar (which is OK) and then calls it something similar to the original product (not OK). Company A gets upset because they called it something similar. In my view, Company A has the perfect right to go "WTF, mate?" and do something about it. It's not about saving lives. It's just about someone apparently being unable to call their new cancer cure something sufficiently different than the original.
