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SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Namco on July 16, 2008, 12:34:45 pm ---I wonder if he hadn't turned over the trademark, could he have retained it legally? Was his one olive branch extended only because he was in an indefensible position?
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Probably not, if the MAMEDev legal team decided to persue the issue. I might be mixing copyright with trademark in my head though.

I'm not aware of any legal precedence where this specific issue was disputed. Anyone know of any?

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on July 16, 2008, 03:36:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Namco on July 16, 2008, 12:34:45 pm ---I wonder if he hadn't turned over the trademark, could he have retained it legally? Was his one olive branch extended only because he was in an indefensible position?
--- End quote ---

Probably not, if the MAMEDev legal team decided to persue the issue. I might be mixing copyright with trademark in my head though.

I'm not aware of any legal precedence where this specific issue was disputed. Anyone know of any?

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He would have had to use the term in commerce and would have had an issue *IF* MAMEDev had decided to pursue things.

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 16, 2008, 03:33:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on July 16, 2008, 12:48:54 pm ---He could have retained it very easily.  Remember he was marketting multiple arcade machine games with his Ultracade.  I would like to see some of you guys sink in some cash to bring out an arcade product to go into arcades and bars, only to find some guys making it possible to make the same product available free to the masses. 

I would be pi**ed unhappy too.

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Agreed, but don't forget that he already had legal ammunition to get illegal auctions pulled (including xx-in-1 boards).


--- Quote from: ark_ader on July 16, 2008, 12:48:54 pm ---I would be more interested in his connections with the copyright holders, than flaming him.

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I was, but sadly nothing ever became of iROMS (David -- is there still a possibility of something like this ?)



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I wouldn't hold your breath, considering your position and remarks to him from your last encounter on the other thread.   

I'm sure your avatar is on his dart board right now as we type. 

:laugh2:

Namco:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 16, 2008, 03:40:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on July 16, 2008, 03:36:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Namco on July 16, 2008, 12:34:45 pm ---I wonder if he hadn't turned over the trademark, could he have retained it legally? Was his one olive branch extended only because he was in an indefensible position?
--- End quote ---

Probably not, if the MAMEDev legal team decided to persue the issue. I might be mixing copyright with trademark in my head though.

I'm not aware of any legal precedence where this specific issue was disputed. Anyone know of any?

--- End quote ---

He would have had to use the term in commerce and would have had an issue *IF* MAMEDev had decided to pursue things.

--- End quote ---

Come to think of it, if MAMEDev team or Nicola didn't dispute his claim to the trademark, it would've been his hands-down.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Namco on July 16, 2008, 03:47:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 16, 2008, 03:40:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on July 16, 2008, 03:36:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Namco on July 16, 2008, 12:34:45 pm ---I wonder if he hadn't turned over the trademark, could he have retained it legally? Was his one olive branch extended only because he was in an indefensible position?
--- End quote ---

Probably not, if the MAMEDev legal team decided to persue the issue. I might be mixing copyright with trademark in my head though.

I'm not aware of any legal precedence where this specific issue was disputed. Anyone know of any?

--- End quote ---

He would have had to use the term in commerce and would have had an issue *IF* MAMEDev had decided to pursue things.

--- End quote ---

Come to think of it, if MAMEDev team or Nicola didn't dispute his claim to the trademark, it would've been his hands-down.

--- End quote ---

---daisies---, I've got a misspelling in there that SC didn't catch and now it's quoted four times!!  :banghead: :banghead:

In any case, I'm losing track on what happened. Therefor, I'll just step aside.

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