Possible trademark issues?/ Lionhead's "Fable"
This is kind of stupid, but I thought I should bring it up.
As you probably already know, Lionhead Studios has a series of RPGs called Fable (singular). I realize Fables the comic predates Fable the game (and it's not like either of them created the word itself), but Telltale's still going to be releasing a game that's just one letter away from the title of an established game series.
There aren't any potential issues because of that, would there be?
As you probably already know, Lionhead Studios has a series of RPGs called Fable (singular). I realize Fables the comic predates Fable the game (and it's not like either of them created the word itself), but Telltale's still going to be releasing a game that's just one letter away from the title of an established game series.
There aren't any potential issues because of that, would there be?
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That's what the common belief is but rather than Bethesda being evil they were responding to the maker of Scrolls (which isn't even out yet) trying to trademark the word 'Scrolls' (used by Bethesda since 1994). Most people assume the indie maker was being bullied by a large developer but how the heck the Scrolls developer (Notch) thought it was good idea to try to trademark Scrolls I'll never know. Unless it was a publicity stunt "Buy our game and stick it to the man!".
SOURCE: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10990169550/a-short-response
Besides, if Telltale names it: "Fables: The Game", they're good to go.
The fact that Fables the comic series appeared before Fable doesn't matter, since the entertainment fields are different.
Fun fact: I have a 5 year old secret project. I got an international trademark on its name, in various fields. Because of that, a foreign game had to change its name when it was localized in Europe some years ago. ^^
I would love to talk about this project, but I want to film it first. Unfortunately, I lack the funds to do so. It was estimated at over 1 million dollars by two different professionals, so I needed to find a smart way of reducing that price. Which I did. I'm just looking for actors now.
I could imagine something like that for Fables... like, an hommage.
Not that it's a particularly famous name, but it would immediately signal to fans of the comic that yes, we are talking about the same Fables
This is indeed the part of the interview where Dan doesn't finish his sentence. I'm fairly certain it's The Great Copyright Scare (TGCS™).
It might be that the word, Fable, is just too generic to be copyrighted or trademarked as it is commonly used.
Please don't bump old threads unless something new comes up to the topic at hand. Thanks.
Not really - even on Lionhead Studios website it claims they're preparing remastered edition for XboX in February 2014. Not so surprising for series that had... three, four installments...? during all those years.