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<blockquote data-quote="imagineGod" data-source="post: 7708997" data-attributes="member: 32454"><p>The explanation by the bad-faith litigators is important since David Braben, being one of the original creators of the "Elite" computer game also holds the rights to the "Elite" Intellectual Property. David Braben, through his company, Frontier Developments, sub-licensed the "Elite" IP to other third parties for the purpose of making new games and novels. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.frontierstore.net/become-a-licensee-of-elite-dangerous/" target="_blank">https://www.frontierstore.net/become-a-licensee-of-elite-dangerous/</a></p><p></p><p>The Third Parties can only be in breach of the Intellectual Property if the parent license held by David Braben prevents him from sub-licensing the "Elite" IP. </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">David Braben's Frontier Developments, was founded since the 28th of January, 1994</span>, so David Braben has owned a corporate entity and the "Elite" brand for over 23 years longer than the newly created Ian Bell Elite Rights LLP.</p><p></p><p>According to company records:<em> <span style="color: #FF0000">Ian Bell Elite Rights LLP was incorporated on 8th February 2017</span>. Companies House lists Chris Jordan, Judith Jordan and David Johnson-Davies - all registered to the same address in Cambridge - as being involved with the company. Ian Bell is not on the list.</em></p><p></p><p>So this newly created company needs to show us that it indeed has the legal IP rights from Ian Bell. But also take note that those rights do not cover "Elite Dangerous" which is the sole property of David Braben's Frontier Developments (being different from the original "Elite" IP from 1984). Else, this new entity was just created to launch spurious litigation in bad faith. </p><p></p><p>The third party licensee, Spidermind Games, is making a game based on "Elite Dangerous" under the legal IP protection of David Braben's Frontier Developments and not Ian Bell's original 1984 Elite IP. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-14-the-copyright-row-that-poleaxed-the-elite-dangerous-pen-and-paper-rpg" target="_blank">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-14-the-copyright-row-that-poleaxed-the-elite-dangerous-pen-and-paper-rpg</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imagineGod, post: 7708997, member: 32454"] The explanation by the bad-faith litigators is important since David Braben, being one of the original creators of the "Elite" computer game also holds the rights to the "Elite" Intellectual Property. David Braben, through his company, Frontier Developments, sub-licensed the "Elite" IP to other third parties for the purpose of making new games and novels. [URL]https://www.frontierstore.net/become-a-licensee-of-elite-dangerous/[/URL] The Third Parties can only be in breach of the Intellectual Property if the parent license held by David Braben prevents him from sub-licensing the "Elite" IP. [COLOR=#008000]David Braben's Frontier Developments, was founded since the 28th of January, 1994[/COLOR], so David Braben has owned a corporate entity and the "Elite" brand for over 23 years longer than the newly created Ian Bell Elite Rights LLP. According to company records:[I] [COLOR=#FF0000]Ian Bell Elite Rights LLP was incorporated on 8th February 2017[/COLOR]. Companies House lists Chris Jordan, Judith Jordan and David Johnson-Davies - all registered to the same address in Cambridge - as being involved with the company. Ian Bell is not on the list.[/I] So this newly created company needs to show us that it indeed has the legal IP rights from Ian Bell. But also take note that those rights do not cover "Elite Dangerous" which is the sole property of David Braben's Frontier Developments (being different from the original "Elite" IP from 1984). Else, this new entity was just created to launch spurious litigation in bad faith. The third party licensee, Spidermind Games, is making a game based on "Elite Dangerous" under the legal IP protection of David Braben's Frontier Developments and not Ian Bell's original 1984 Elite IP. [URL]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-14-the-copyright-row-that-poleaxed-the-elite-dangerous-pen-and-paper-rpg[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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