crazyman56 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Because C1 Entertainment decided to name the game Theatre of War which is currently a RTS game taht was developed and published by Three-Sixty Pacific, Three-Sixty requests that C1 immediatly change the name of their product. This was made on the ToW wikipedia page isthis true as they did make a game of the same name and if so will the name be changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfritch Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1147 http://www.the-underdogs.info/company.php?id=407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfritch Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Perhaps a C&D letter is what is REALLY holding up the patch. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachinus Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Mmmmh, how long does a game title's trademark lasts? Does it last forever? And does it last eve if the company that 'patented' it is defunct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfritch Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 There are many requirements for maintenance and things that must be done for protection of this. The likely first step to protection once an alleged infringement is found would be a C&D letter, which triggers many bad things that can happen if ignored and if the ignoring is found erroneous. The fact that the company is for the time being defunct is not dispositive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapHappy Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Well, that certainly could be a real monkey in the wrench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapHappy Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Could they just rename the game Drive-In Theatre of War? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastiff Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Naw, that games 20 years old and the time on if they kept it EULA licensed on the list, then they would have something but since they don't and its a totally different game no law suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnN Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 A really badly spelled message on wikipedia isn't exactly what I'd call reliable evidence. Maybe it's true, but I'd be looking for something to corroborate it... Have fun Finn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Anyone else smell BS round here? Surely it can't be true, not even in America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 News to me... And the patch will be available within 24 hours. Promise! Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastiff Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Originally posted by Madmatt: News to me... And the patch will be available within 24 hours. Promise! Madmatt Whaaa hoooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmmann Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Originally posted by Madmatt: News to me... And the patch will be available within 24 hours. Promise! Madmatt Well then...good news indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2Wargamer Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks Madmatt your the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargon Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc. Overview Three-Sixty Pacific was founded in late 1980's by avid wargamers and military history enthusiasts. Their games, although by no means selling like hot cakes, were always thoughtfully designed, with a high level of realism rarely seen in wargames, user-friendly mouse-driven interface, clean graphics, and excellent tutorial and on-line help files. While fellow wargaming houses such as QQP and SSI diversifies into non-historical and hypothetical wargames, Three-Sixty stuck to their first love: historical wargames, for all in-house efforts. After some diversification efforts in the late 80's - early 90's when the company published several action games, Three-Sixty developed and published Harpoon - a masterpiece based on Larry Bond's tabletop wargame that was inducted into Computer Gaming 150 Best Games of All Time and is still regarded today as THE best naval simulation ever produced. Despite the considerable commercial success of Harpoon and Atomic Games' V for Victory Series, complete failure of lavishly-produced but esoteric Theatre of War and lack of funds brought the company to its knees in early 1994. (Source: Home of the Underdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 This topic has no bearing on ToW as such, so I am locking it up. Suffice to say, there is no lawsuit and nothing to worry about with regards to the name. Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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