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WilHarris · 15th Dec 2005, 10:24

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/12/15/marvel_ncsoft/

ChromeX · 15th Dec 2005, 12:32

Damn right to! Its not NCsoft's fault that the people who were playing the game were using the char creation tools to create famous looking superhero's!

Neogumbercules · 15th Dec 2005, 15:28

Very good indeed. I wonder what the settlement entailed.

I_Slider_I · 15th Dec 2005, 18:23

Sounds like one of the most friendly law suits of heard of in a while. If on the otherhand it was sony going after them it'd be closer to a 1 billion dollar infringment suit mixed with them going after everybody that purchased the game for another million dollars.

r3Q · 15th Dec 2005, 18:52

anyone got pics of these so called "similar characters?"

ive not played the new soh at all

offroadracer789 · 16th Dec 2005, 02:07

the "similar" characters looked nothing like the actual ones. If you use the copyrighted name they change your name to something like "generic hero." In all reality, we can agree that the people that try to copy characters from other sources are tasteless n00bs who are unable to think for themselves.

Asphix · 16th Dec 2005, 21:32

I'm still confused by the whole thing in a way.. as well as disgusted at society and the level of suing and latching onto products or concepts of those products.

If a mother makes a wolverine costume from a "make your own super hero costume creation kit" that resembles a known super hero, would that make the costume kit liable?

I can sort of understand where Marvel was coming from.. but then again.. I most certainly sort of dont understand where they were coming from...

wolff000 · 16th Dec 2005, 21:46

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Originally Posted by offroadracer789

In all reality, we can agree that the people that try to copy characters from other sources are tasteless n00bs who are unable to think for themselves.

well not all. although all my toons are original, i see no problem with anyone living out chilhood fantasies as thier fave hero. yes it is not as creative but to say any and all people who create a lookalike are noobs is wrong. who the hell doesn't want to be spider-man, wolverine, etc? i was really pissed when marvel started all this cause people that are making these lookalikes are the same ones buying comics and making marvel what it is. so next time u see that cyclops lookalike please don't assume it is just some dumb noob. they are just fan boys/girls living out fantasies which is what gaming is all about.

15th Dec 2005, 10:24	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Marvel settles with NCsoft http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/12/15/marvel_ncsoft/

15th Dec 2005, 12:32	#2
ChromeX Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,364	Damn right to! Its not NCsoft's fault that the people who were playing the game were using the char creation tools to create famous looking superhero's! __________________ 3Ghz P4E, asus P4C800E-deluxe, 2GB OCZ (2x1024), Sapphire HD 3850, SB audigy 2 zs

15th Dec 2005, 15:28	#3
Neogumbercules Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,494	Very good indeed. I wonder what the settlement entailed. __________________ Abit AB9 Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400, nVidia 8800GT, Seagate 160 GB HDD.

15th Dec 2005, 18:52	#5
r3Q Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 544	anyone got pics of these so called "similar characters?" ive not played the new soh at all __________________ -r3Q Athalon XP2400+ @2.1ghz, Abit NF7-S, 80gb, seagate SATA, GeForce 6600GT, 1gb DDR-400 ram, modded Razer: Viper official moderator at caraudio.com

16th Dec 2005, 02:07	#6
offroadracer789 Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: southern california Posts: 246	the "similar" characters looked nothing like the actual ones. If you use the copyrighted name they change your name to something like "generic hero." In all reality, we can agree that the people that try to copy characters from other sources are tasteless n00bs who are unable to think for themselves. __________________ amd 64 3200--6600 gtol--2x512 ocz platinum rev2 Laing D5--maze 4 gpu--storm v2--3x120 BIP

15th Dec 2005, 18:23	#4
I_Slider_I Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Park Posts: 88	Sounds like one of the most friendly law suits of heard of in a while. If on the otherhand it was sony going after them it'd be closer to a 1 billion dollar infringment suit mixed with them going after everybody that purchased the game for another million dollars.

16th Dec 2005, 21:32	#7
Asphix Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 192	I'm still confused by the whole thing in a way.. as well as disgusted at society and the level of suing and latching onto products or concepts of those products. If a mother makes a wolverine costume from a "make your own super hero costume creation kit" that resembles a known super hero, would that make the costume kit liable? I can sort of understand where Marvel was coming from.. but then again.. I most certainly sort of dont understand where they were coming from...