Re: Galak / Cut-throat for BBGT 2010
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:35 pm
thadrin being subtle, whatever next!
Discuss Fantasy football-style board games - GW's Blood Bowl, Impact!'s Elfball, Privateer Press' Grind, Heresy's Deathball, etc. THIS IS NOT AN NFL FANTASY FOOTBALL SITE!
https://www.talkfantasyfootball.org/
https://www.talkfantasyfootball.org/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=29574
Not at all, they just sacked him, took all his work, changed it, and published it under a C.R.A.P. name.Indigo wrote:It's not personal, at all. GW don't hate Tom.
Really? Didn't see loads of Mordheim, Necromunda, Epic, LotR or Warhammer sites getting C&D letters. You don't see the Mordheim, Epic and Necro rulebooks having the names of their respective rule commitees removed. 40K has a thanks to various non-GW playtesters.Indigo wrote:GW have a blanket renewal of IP across all games - all of them, not just BB
Don't forget they removed all trace of his involvement, or even thanks for his work (and the rest of the BBRC or course).PhilG23 wrote:Not at all, they just sacked him, took all his work, changed it, and published it under a C.R.A.P. name.Indigo wrote:It's not personal, at all. GW don't hate Tom.
Oh yeh, forgot about that one!Darkson wrote:Don't forget they removed all trace of his involvement, or even thanks for his work (and the rest of the BBRC or course).PhilG23 wrote:Not at all, they just sacked him, took all his work, changed it, and published it under a C.R.A.P. name.Indigo wrote:It's not personal, at all. GW don't hate Tom.
This is quiet protest that will show those in the know at GW (hopefully) that we, as a community, are slighty pi$$ed at the way they've treated the game. Yes it's their property to do with as they please, but as a company they need to be reminded every now and then that the public who spend money on their products keep them going. So maybe BB doesnt generate the same level of capital as Chaos Black Paint or a Space Marine, so maybe GW are trying to make some money from BB now (see my comment on the CRAP feedback in General Chat). What ever. We (well I say "we", this is the reason I am protesting, I'm making a large large leap of faith that others are in for the same reason) are protesting over the way they did it and the way they treat us and the people that made BB what it is today.Darkson wrote:.....Seems like a witch-hunt on BB to me.
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Librarium-online did. 40k site. Just how many Mordheim, Epic, Necro sites are there out there and how many are using copyright infringing items inherent in their design? TBB got the letter because it uses a trademarked GW term. LO got it because it was selling branded stuff that happened to have potentially infringing material in. Blanket IP renewal doesn't mean blanket C&D, just sites that infringe, or POTENTIALLY infringe, where in doubt GW will send a letter because GW can't afford the doubt.Darkson wrote:Really? Didn't see loads of Mordheim, Necromunda, Epic, LotR or Warhammer sites getting C&D letters. You don't see the Mordheim, Epic and Necro rulebooks having the names of their respective rule commitees removed. 40K has a thanks to various non-GW playtesters.
Because BB has the largest most active fanbase of all specialist games and it's the one you're involved with most of all. And for the core games there are THOUSANDS of sites out there, so many you personally can't track them all.Seems like a witch-hunt on BB to me.
Could it be that NOT doing that might make them slightly open in terms of future IP protection claims? IMO yes. Hence they close it down and they must be seen to close it down hard.Not at all, they just sacked him, took all his work, changed it, and published it under a C.R.A.P. name. Don't forget they removed all trace of his involvement, or even thanks for his work (and the rest of the BBRC or course).
So why do Mordheim and Necro have their RC thanked in the respective rulebooks, downloadable from GW? What's good for the goose is good for the gander.Indigo wrote:Could it be that NOT doing that might make them slightly open in terms of future IP protection claims? IMO yes. Hence they close it down and they must be seen to close it down hard.Not at all, they just sacked him, took all his work, changed it, and published it under a C.R.A.P. name. Don't forget they removed all trace of his involvement, or even thanks for his work (and the rest of the BBRC or course).
Not yet. It will.Darkson wrote:Oh, and there's NetEpic, which if I've understood is an earlier version of Epic (Epic 40,000?) that fans continued to develop alongside the official Epic on the old SG forum - no C&D received.
Purple T-Shirts!!Darkson wrote:New t-shirt:
Galak LRB6: Ain't taking no C.R.A.P.
*chuckle* I see what you did there....PhilG23 wrote:Purple T-Shirts!!Darkson wrote:New t-shirt:
Galak LRB6: Ain't taking no C.R.A.P.
Didn't have a lot of time (and my 'net connection if being slow tonight), but a quick google search for Mordheim..Indigo wrote:Just how many Mordheim, Epic, Necro sites are there out there and how many are using copyright infringing items inherent in their design? TBB got the letter because it uses a trademarked GW term.