Comment Re:Why is twitch popular? (Score 1) 142
Moreover, in watching others play well, you can often gain insights into how you can play better yourself.
Comment Related GameJam - Candy Jam (Score 1) 169
Ooops sorry, 'sweet jam'. Fight trademark trolling - make a game
Why? Because trademarking common names is ridiculous and because it gives us another occasion to make another gamejam.
Rules: Make a game involving candies. Consider using the word "candy" several times, also "scroll", "memory", "saga" and "apple" might give bonus points.
I guess it's time to troll the trolls. Get game making
Comment Re:This stuff is so stupid (and so is Forbes) (Score 1) 169
I'm sure it will get crushed, but it will cost someone a good deal of money. That's the issue. Even many bad patent and copyright claims can be defeated in court, but you have to have the money to get there. In part, this is the fault of morons working for trademark and patent offices, and in part it is due to lawyers, of which there are far too many, and far too few severe repercussions for abuse of process.
You failed to blame the real culprit - the soulless corporation (and their zombie leadership) that requests this broad of a trademark. The CEO is probably having a great laugh at all of this, but we should really not let them off the hook.
It's not a question of "hate the game/playa" but more that bad playas can and do change the game for the worse and so should be punished to set an example.. What if Apple had trademarked the word Air for computing products and handheld devices [1]? Note they didn't - they're specific trademarks of actual products.
You know, I'm not even sure it's the corporation that is to blame. The application for the mark in ancillary goods and services such as clothing,etc. and maybe the mark CANDY itself is probably the result of the trademark attorney trying to get the best result (read broadest trademark) for the applicant.
I mean, King also applied for the marks CANDY CRUSH and CANDY CRUSH SAGA both as character marks and in a stylised logo format. I'm not entirely unconvinced that this was what they were initially aiming for and that CANDY by itself was just a "let's try it if it sticks" freeroll. That the examiner let it through though is kind of mind-boggling IMO.
Comment Re:Weak (Score 3, Informative) 169
Do any of you actually know what a trademark is? A trademark isn't just the word, it includes the color, the font, the background, etc.
Not necessarily. In this instance, as per the USPTO here: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNum..., the trademark itself is indeed just the word CANDY. Relevant information is copied below:
Mark Information
Mark Literal Elements: CANDY
Standard Character Claim: Yes. The mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
Comment Re:for it to be fair use (Score 3, Interesting) 383
wouldn't google have to buy all of the books?
You need not own the books for it to make fair use of their contents. Direct quotation is a case to point. If I were required to own a copy of all books that I use as references in essays/assignments, then I simply could not afford to do them.
Imagine the costs of doing a PhD under those conditions!
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