I’m not happy with the way Intellectual Property (IP) rights are handled because I feel that the current laws are stunting creativity in a stagnant society.
An article at boingboing.net got my attention last week and highlights how trademark law can be abused. Edge Games hasn’t put out a real product in many years, but has terrorized anyone that dares to use the word “edge” in any videogame, movie, or comic book. They’ve been successful at this, gaining settlements with other companies for over a decade.
This is a truly bizarre story, especially if you read the full details over at ChaosEdge. Mind you, it can be eye glazing but if you dig, you can find documented IP theft by Edge Games themselves! The strange sales (or lack of sales) by this company from their web store is an epic story by itself.
At least with EA’s involvement there is a chance these people will be shut down, but it shows how the current system can be gamed – no pun intended. I’m wondering how this guy Langdell has made money from this. He has to have to keep filing lawsuits, right?
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