4 ms·

It's a pity King targets Stoic Studio. Their first title (The Banner Saga) is amazing. And I really hope that Stoic Studio will have the resources to finish the

by srg0 13y ago

It's a pity King targets Stoic Studio. Their first title (The Banner Saga) is amazing. And I really hope that Stoic Studio will have the resources to finish the trilogy. The statement by the developers: "Two years ago, the three of us at Stoic set out to make an epic viking game: The Banner Saga. We did, and people loved it, so we’re making another one. We won’t make a viking saga without the word Saga, and we don’t appreciate anyone telling us we can’t. King.com claims they’re not attempting to prevent us from using The Banner Saga, and yet their legal opposition to our trademark filing remains. We’re humbled by the outpouring of support and honored to have others stand with us for the right to their own Saga. We just want to make great games." http://stoicstudio.com/the-banner-saga/ http://stoicstudio.com/the-banner-saga/

rayiner 13y ago
The developers' statement is wrong. King is not preventing Stoic from using the name "The Banner Saga." That would be the case if King filed a trademark infringement suit. What they have filed is an opposition to Stoic's application. Thus, what they're doing is trying to keep Stoic from claiming exclusive use of the name "The Banner Saga" in the context of a casual online game.
- dboat 13y ago
  Essentially King are telling Stoic they can use the name, but cannot own it, because it includes the single word "Saga." It's a little unsavory of King to claim ownership of that single word in such a broad context, and the particulars do not sensibly favour their cause.
  - danielweber 13y ago
    According to grandparent, King is not claiming ownership. They are claiming "those guys can't trademark Saga." Their reasoning is "because we use it in our games and have been," but that's not claiming ownership. If I try to trademark "chicken" and McDonald's objects saying "we have been selling Chicken McNuggets for decades," that is not McDonald's saying "we own the trademark on Chicken."
    - Drakim 13y ago
      So King is using the argument that everybody else is using against them? (saying that they cannot copyright "Candy" and "Saga" due to them already being in wildspread use)
Pxtl 13y ago
A nice comic on the subject: http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/01/24 http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/01/24

by srg0 13y ago

rayiner 13y ago

The developers' statement is wrong. King is not preventing Stoic from using the name "The Banner Saga." That would be the case if King filed a trademark infringement suit. What they have filed is an opposition to Stoic's application. Thus, what they're doing is trying to keep Stoic from claiming exclusive use of the name "The Banner Saga" in the context of a casual online game.

dboat 13y ago
Essentially King are telling Stoic they can use the name, but cannot own it, because it includes the single word "Saga." It's a little unsavory of King to claim ownership of that single word in such a broad context, and the particulars do not sensibly favour their cause.
- danielweber 13y ago
  According to grandparent, King is not claiming ownership. They are claiming "those guys can't trademark Saga." Their reasoning is "because we use it in our games and have been," but that's not claiming ownership. If I try to trademark "chicken" and McDonald's objects saying "we have been selling Chicken McNuggets for decades," that is not McDonald's saying "we own the trademark on Chicken."
  - Drakim 13y ago
    So King is using the argument that everybody else is using against them? (saying that they cannot copyright "Candy" and "Saga" due to them already being in wildspread use)

Pxtl 13y ago

A nice comic on the subject: http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/01/24 http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/01/24