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So they used trademark, not copyright? That's even stranger. Surely if I make a box for a game showing the tetromino shapes in a random configuration, that coul
by fluoridation 3y ago
So they used trademark, not copyright? That's even stranger. Surely if I make a box for a game showing the tetromino shapes in a random configuration, that could not possibly match any existing logo or company name. That would be like owning a trademark on "Nintendo" and all the possible permutations of its letters, so I could not found a game company called "Entidonni".
- bitwize 3y agoHenk and Alexey want an incontestible lock on the Tetris IP, and have employed a strategy of total lawfare to defend it, claiming any form of IP -- copyright, patent, trademark -- over any aspect of the game, and using any legal tools available to enforce their ownership of said IP. This includes getting CBP to seize imports of unlicensed Tetris games, firing off DMCA takedowns, and -- doubtlessly -- venue shopping for a sympathetic judge should they actually decide to litigate. This is why you do not clone Tetris without authorization. They have better lawyers and the will to destroy you if you do.