Not everybody in the world cares about American law.
Luckily, the laws of most countries in the world agree.
Heh, wondering how much Activision had to pay the trademark troll for the right to use the Infocom logo on this. Not much, probably, but hopefully enough to make 'em unhappy.
You’re assuming that whoever grabbed the trademark is interested in extracting money for its use. Don’t level that accusation without evidence. It’s quite possible that Activision didn’t ask.
If Activision are that stupid, they deserve to be sued.
Okay – it’s equally possible that they did ask and got permission. Do you really think that everybody in this transaction must have been the bad guy?
I haven’t seen the OCP guy actually use the Infocom trademark on anything, have you? It’s been sat on for nearly six years, the Textfyre non-happening not withstanding.
Being stupid isn’t the same thing as being a bad guy. But it isn’t like Activision have cultivated a positive image over the last few years, either.
Actually, I’d be interested in knowing the opinion of the only guy on here who’s actually done dealings of any description with Pete Hottelet - David Cornelson.