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Really? C'mon man have some self control for god sakes. It's a video game on a phone. I'm not particularly fond of micro-transactions, I cannot stand the way i

Really? C'mon man have some self control for god sakes. It's a video game on a phone. I'm not particularly fond of micro-transactions, I cannot stand the way intellectual property is handled in this country (US), and I dislike rip-off artists such as Zynga/King. However, all King is doing here is playing ball with current IP legislation, protecting whatever trademarks they can. There's hundreds of games that are exactly the same in every category of gaming, just because King has the capability to create a high-quality successful series of mobile games (which are based off of extremely common gaming concepts) does not mean they are horrible people. People get up in arms when these large corporations sue eachother over intellectual property. Why does the HN community have this double standard whenever a "little guy" can be made out to have been harmed? Just because you're the first person to think of a popular idea doesn't mean you own it forever. Patent/Trademark/Copyright legislation is very clearly all bunk in the age of the internet. Get mad at the stupid laws, not at the people taking advantage of them.

deletes 13y ago
Anyone willing to spend non-trivial resources to retaliate, because of a business deal that didn't get completed, is a sociopath. Also king is currently involved in a banner saga "saga", suing developers of a game of a completely different genre because they used the word saga in their title. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/22/king-are-trying-to-candy-crush-the-banner-saga/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RockPaperShotgun+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%29 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/22/king-are-trying-t...
maaarghk 13y ago
I know, I know, I was being a little tongue in cheek and perhaps it didn't come off too well, but in all seriousness it obviously is just a lack of self control on my part. It isn't easy for me. But this story isn't about the fact they copied the idea at all. It's about the fact that they done it as a petulant response to a business deal that fell through. As for "just because you're the first person to think of a popular idea doesn't mean you own it forever" I see where you're coming from ethically but I don't agree. Love them or loathe them, patents are here to stay and although the rules do need cleaned up, they're not fundamentally wrong. You do deserve -some- protection.
sebastianconcpt 13y ago
"Get mad at the stupid laws, not at the people taking advantage of them" In other words, don't get mad at the guys that are as troll as the laws allows them to, be mad to some abstract entity that will deflect common sense so we all can ignore you (and all those who care) and keep playing business as usual.
chilldream 13y ago
> all King is doing here is playing ball with current IP legislation Not exactly. Some of the trademark threats they're making are the kind that would probably go nowhere if they were against corporations who could afford to defend themselves. Suing every game with "Candy" in the title is at least approaching the same respectability ballpark as patent trolling.
deong 13y ago
> Get mad at the stupid laws, not at the people taking advantage of them. Indignant rage is plentiful enough for both. Bash (metaphorically) the hell out of any and all entities you can find who make everything awful.
dinkumthinkum 13y ago
Get mad at the laws? So as long as what something someone does is not illegal, we shouldn't criticize it? Interesting.

deletes 13y ago

Anyone willing to spend non-trivial resources to retaliate, because of a business deal that didn't get completed, is a sociopath. Also king is currently involved in a banner saga "saga", suing developers of a game of a completely different genre because they used the word saga in their title. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/22/king-are-trying-to-candy-crush-the-banner-saga/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RockPaperShotgun+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%29 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/22/king-are-trying-t...

maaarghk 13y ago

I know, I know, I was being a little tongue in cheek and perhaps it didn't come off too well, but in all seriousness it obviously is just a lack of self control on my part. It isn't easy for me. But this story isn't about the fact they copied the idea at all. It's about the fact that they done it as a petulant response to a business deal that fell through. As for "just because you're the first person to think of a popular idea doesn't mean you own it forever" I see where you're coming from ethically but I don't agree. Love them or loathe them, patents are here to stay and although the rules do need cleaned up, they're not fundamentally wrong. You do deserve -some- protection.

sebastianconcpt 13y ago

"Get mad at the stupid laws, not at the people taking advantage of them" In other words, don't get mad at the guys that are as troll as the laws allows them to, be mad to some abstract entity that will deflect common sense so we all can ignore you (and all those who care) and keep playing business as usual.

chilldream 13y ago

> all King is doing here is playing ball with current IP legislation Not exactly. Some of the trademark threats they're making are the kind that would probably go nowhere if they were against corporations who could afford to defend themselves. Suing every game with "Candy" in the title is at least approaching the same respectability ballpark as patent trolling.

deong 13y ago

> Get mad at the stupid laws, not at the people taking advantage of them. Indignant rage is plentiful enough for both. Bash (metaphorically) the hell out of any and all entities you can find who make everything awful.

dinkumthinkum 13y ago

Get mad at the laws? So as long as what something someone does is not illegal, we shouldn't criticize it? Interesting.