Futuremark responds to PWNAGE controversy - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 6th Mar 2008, 12:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03..._controversy/1

Futuremark clarifies its trademark application for the word 'Pwnage' after a misleading statement was issued on Tuesday.

naokaji · 6th Mar 2008, 12:22

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Originally Posted by Tim S

Futuremark clarifies

We are not greedy *******s, oh well, maybe a little.

Bauul · 6th Mar 2008, 12:43

So basically they make a game called Pwnage, and don't want other people then trademarking 'Pwnage' themselves at a later date, and suing Futuremark. There's logic in that, but it leaves Futuremark open to all kinds of possible evils. we'll just have to see if they're the bad guys or not.

Gunsmith · 6th Mar 2008, 12:56

anyone else miss the mad onion days as opposed to this futuremark crap?

Xtrafresh · 6th Mar 2008, 13:00

I see the logic, they are just covering their asses for a future release. Very bad public communicarions to not explain it in the first place.

rjkoneill · 6th Mar 2008, 13:02

if they made a game called pwnage - i would not buy it
because it sounds stupid

the fact that people say pwnage/n00b and all that rubbish is just outrageously daft

Cabe · 6th Mar 2008, 13:08

from my rough understanding of trademark law you cant trademark a word in common use only a logo based apon it.

e.g Coke isnt a trademark phrase, but the Coke Ribbon font/logo is.

Jamie · 6th Mar 2008, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Gunsmith

anyone else miss the mad onion days as opposed to this futuremark crap?

Future who?

Flibblebot · 6th Mar 2008, 14:14

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Originally Posted by Gunsmith

anyone else miss the mad onion days as opposed to this futuremark crap?

Well they were originally called Futuremark, then they changed their name to madonion, and then they changed it back to Futuremark. They've always been the same company.

Xtrafresh · 6th Mar 2008, 14:18

so actually we should call them HistoryMark?

Jipa · 6th Mar 2008, 15:06

Quite frankly I'd only be happy if "pwnage" was a trademark and could no longer be said w/o a fee of some sort. I'd so want to knock everyone who uses that.

DXR_13KE · 6th Mar 2008, 21:50

i bet it will be a FPS...

Aankhen · 7th Mar 2008, 08:57

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Originally Posted by rjkoneill

if they made a game called pwnage - i would not buy it
because it sounds stupid

the fact that people say pwnage/n00b and all that rubbish is just outrageously daft

N00b!

Seriously, I hate the word "noob" (and all derivations thereof), but I don't see how anyone could not like the word "pwnage".

6th Mar 2008, 12:17	#1
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