Fallout developer/publisher Bethesda were not so happy when they saw a Fallout-themed website that they didn’t own – legal action ensued.
Late last year, Erling Anderson’s love for Fallout led him to set up a website which showcased custom-made Fallout posters, although Bethesda were quick to pick up on this and asked for Anderson to pull down the site and hand over the domain.
Anderson said it took merely a week before Bethesda lawyers contacted him and sent a lengthy legal document.
“Now, I’m not out looking for trouble. I set up the website out of pure ‘fandom’, and the last thing I wanted – or expected – was to be threatened with a lawsuit by Bethesda. What pisses me off isn’t the fact that they’re looking out for their trademark – as they have every right to do so. What I’m pissed about are large companies abusing their monetary power, hiring global law firms to go after a fan online, immediately threatening with a lawsuit”, Anderson said.
Anderson used his own legal savvy and responded in regards to Bethesda wrongfully detailing his actions as an “infringement”. Anderson has heard no response as of yet from Betheda’s lawyers.
Here’s to the little man!
Check out the documents here; they are an entertaining read.
Source: Erling Anderson blog
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It’s the people at the top (who have nothing to do with the actual game development process) who go and do crap like this. People with high titles within big companies like Bethesda who have nothing to add creatively to the process of game production so they go around suing people because they don’t have anything else left to do.