tomBitonti
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But ... one of the displays could have been arranged to show the similarities. We don't know how either display was selected.
Maggan said:So are they suing or not? Cause if they are, this is sensational. If they aren't, then it's not so sensational.
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Stoat said:I don't know nothing about Finnish law, but in the U.S. a Cease & Desist letter is not a lawsuit. It's a threat of a lawsuit. Given that WotC took down the offending content more or less immediately, I doubt that Smiteworks will sue them.
tomBitonti said:But ... one of the displays could have been arranged to show the similarities. We don't know how either display was selected.
It's not so sensational. WotC took the image down the same day, as posted earlier. There is no longer any issue to deal with, just an interesting point and a cautionary tale to marketing staff: ask before taking from development!Maggan said:So are they suing or not? Cause if they are, this is sensational. If they aren't, then it's not so sensational.
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Warlord Ralts said:Defend it, or lose it.
Rhianni32 said:Yeah it will be changed and then both companies will move on.
However what this does do is show what wotc does and if i was a 3rd party publisher about to agree to a license that gave wotc permission to take my work and make it their own i would be rethinking my products.