Comic for Wednesday 4/12 (Early High Res)
Monster Energy Drinks is suing some indie game developer because their game (Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals) has "Monster" in the title (they went after Ubisoft some time back for a similar reason).
A friend of mine joked that Capcom had better watch out, but I found out today Monster already tried to file trademark claims against Monster Hunter (and Pokemon, and hundreds of others), but the Japanese told them to go fuck themselves.
What a bunch of copyright trolls.
Comments (7)
Pretty sure that Cookie Monster was there first!
Really, we just need way more robust anti-SLAPP laws. In the case of any suit alleging IP infringement, anti-competitive behavior, or any of the other various types often used in SLAPP-style suits, if the anti-SLAPP motion is successful, the plaintiff automatically pays all legal fees of the defendant *and* an additional penalty, as a percentage of their revenue, split in some manner between the court and the defendant, for wasting both the defendant's and the court's time. I bet these idiotic frivolous lawsuits would dry up right quick if a company stood to lose tens of millions in penalties when the lawsuit is slapped down as bullshit.
I agree 200%.
We need a class action lawsuit against Monster Energy drinks, if they cannot prove that their drinks contain actual monsters. Also - it sounds like the CEO of Monster is, ironically....a monster, in the most evil sense of the word. Honestly, this needs to be spread around what a horrible company they are. Corporations that are 100% pure evil should not be allowed to exist.
You remember "Scrolls" being trademarked? There is also a trademark on "Prey" (kick-started Praey for the gods who had a similar lawsuit)
Some over zealous attorney with nothing to do?
All that energy's gotta be used for something.