Almost identical, in fact.Originally Posted by MajorWesJanson
I assume this is in response to Games Workshop giving the Necrons Tesla weapons. Presumably, GW will soon respond by releasing a SoB special character named Tanya...
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03-22-2012, 06:27 PM #21Battle-Brother
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03-22-2012, 08:31 PM #22Scout
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Nothing about this smells right. I can't help but wonder what direction GW legal will take on this one.
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03-22-2012, 10:11 PM #23Brother-Captain
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They won't.
It's not a copyright violation.
And EA's got way more money to feed their lawyers.
But it's still not a copyright violation.
Just like Starcraft isn't a copyright violation of 40k, even though it is -super- -super- similar in terms of its aesthetic and even some of its background.Armies Played (in order of acquisition)
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03-22-2012, 11:09 PM #24Scout
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I'm by no means any type of Copyright expert but I have to agree. If the name of the tank or an emblem was ripped from GW than they have something to fight, but there isn't enough unique character in the Baneblade that GW can claim IP on to fight other large tank designs. Originally Posted by Kawauso
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03-23-2012, 05:18 AM #25Scout
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I would wonder what the GW lawyers think about that?
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03-23-2012, 08:51 AM #26Brother-Captain
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They think that regardless of whether or not a case could be built, they don't have the money to go toe-to-toe with EA's legal team.
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04-13-2012, 11:14 PM #27Veteran-Sergeant
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Truth! Originally Posted by Kawauso
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04-13-2012, 11:14 PM #28Battle-Brother
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I posted this on the Tiberium wars page on facebook the other day and the page admin commented saying they were dropping it.
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04-14-2012, 12:28 AM #29Chaplain
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^ Does that mean the Games Workshop Contacted them, or just pure coincidence?
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04-14-2012, 06:11 AM #30Initiate
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First thing i thought was, are they bring back something from dawn of war?
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