Forum Overview :: Star Control: Origins

I'll get to the bottom of this. by James McGillicutty, Esq 02/27/2018, 10:07am PST Believe some of you know my brother. Stardock bought the IP of Star Control. So they can use the name "Star Control" and sell the old games - even 3 - and make new games with that name. The guys who actually made the games didn't sign a non-compete pact or anything. There's nothing stopping them from saying, "From the creators of Star Control comes the new thing." Stardock would be very foolish to want to stop that and frankly, their quibbles over the word "creator" versus "designer" is pathetic. If they didn't anticipate that the CREATORS of Star Control might make a game in the future, well, nobody held a gun to their head when it came to buying the IP. Can you imagine someone suing David Crane because he is calling himself the creator of Pitfall! and wanted to make a spiritual sequel to it? from the desk of JM, Esq

Stardock on their lawsuit against the makers of Star Control by With no judgment 02/24/2018, 11:40pm PST     Wardell doesn't understand the difference between trademark and copyright NT by and is going to get his shit pushed 02/26/2018, 3:46am PST         Do you think Stardock's legal team also does not know that? NT by pinback 02/26/2018, 11:51am PST             Its called a,SLAPP NT by Nerdshoe voice 02/26/2018, 1:06pm PST     I'll get to the bottom of this. by James McGillicutty, Esq 02/27/2018, 10:07am PST         they should of thought have this before they traded there ip for a bowl of stew. NT by not enough bible school 02/27/2018, 10:33am PST         Stardock's position opposes others claiming to make an official sequel. NT by Were they doing that? Is it legal? 02/27/2018, 12:26pm PST         Re: I'll get to the bottom of this. by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/21/2018, 9:48pm PDT