Re:Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 Fan Port Hit with DMCA
by noonespecial on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @09:19AM
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>There’s no obvious upside to being nice in cases like this.
Sure there is. Good PR. Your lawyer will advise you to do all sorts of things that are PR suicide to avoid nearly non-existent legal risks if nothing more than to cover themselves.
One of the most important jobs an executive has is to rein in the lawyers to keep them from publicly embarrassing the company.
Re:Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 Fan Port Hit with DMCA
by DanBC on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @09:20AM
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Defending trademarks includes saying "this is our trademark but we'll allow you to continue using it so long as you're non commercial and making it clear that this is an unofficial build".
I’m not arguing the truth of the claim, but consider: if a lawyer advises you to defend your trademarks and that you could lose them if you don’t, would you risk it? There’s no obvious upside to being nice in cases like this.