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Legal department / managers etc. needed something to do.

• jrm4 5y ago
  IAAL, and this is actually pretty accurate. Also of note, there is a princple within the law that basically suggests "if you don't vigorously defend your IP, that can be taken to mean you don't much care in the future as well." Honestly, in our modern environment, I don't find that much compelling (as something to really worry about from a developer POV), but it does exist.
  • yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
    > a princple within the law that basically suggests "if you don't vigorously defend your IP, that can be taken to mean you don't much care in the future as well." I thought that was only trademarks?
    • jrm4 5y ago
      You may be right that, for now, that's where its mostly clearly stated..but.. I don't do much IP personally, but I'm familiar enough to have seen that a lot of people, even judges, don't always draw those technical clear lines between different types of IP. So, going both ways -- it's not unthinkable that someone would try to 1) apply this reasoning but with copyright and/or 2) claim (if flimisily) that this is trademark infringement, despite it not exactly fitting with how the law is supposed to work.
• kjrose 5y ago
  Doesn't the fallout from this like make it a bad thing to do though? They are pretty much attacking their biggest fans. I am pretty sure that's generally not a good idea from a marketing standpoint.