FOX goes after Firefly website

POSTED BY: SimonWho
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 15:51
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SIMONWHO

Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:30 PM

Legal threats from FOX have shut down a Firefly RPG website:

http://leafonthewind.ajjegames.com/

It's not like we don't have the bastards already but still... bastards.

WHOZIT

Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:40 PM

There is already a role playing game, "Infringing Game". I gotta go with the evil FOX on this one.

GREENKA61

Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:41 PM

The irony of them saying that anyone might assume that Fox as "supported" anything related to Firefly.....

GREENKA61

Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:41 PM

The irony of them saying that anyone might assume that Fox as "supported" anything related to Firefly.....

CORTEXOVERRIDE

Saturday, January 8, 2011 6:02 PM

Quote:
I am writing to you on behalf of The I.A.V. Dortmunder and its related entities (hereinafter collectively referred to as "The Alliance"). The Alliance is the exclusive owner of copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights in and to the television series, including to the games based on the Series.

We have recently become aware that your game which uses trademarks, characters, images, designs, slogans and/or other distinctive creative elements of the series.

Your use of various trademarks, characters, images, designs, slogans and/or other distinctive creative elements of the Series in the Infringing Game is likely to cause consumers to believe that The Alliance are all manner of stupid. Accordingly, the Infringing Game violates our trademark rights and constitutes unfair competition under the Whatever Act.

Further, your use of Our copyright images and episodes from the series constitutes copyright infringement under Alliance law, and entitles The Alliance to recover its actual damages, statutory damages up to 150,000 credits per copyright infringed, your profits, our attorney's fees, and court costs.

We, therefore, demand that you immediately:

1. Cease all display or dissemination of the Infringing Game..please.

2. Cease all use of any characters, images, designs and/or other distinctive creative elements of the Series in any manner whatsoever, and,

3. Confirm in writing to the undersigned no later than now, that you support unification.

Should you fail to comply with the above demands, we will consider sending an Operative with a fleet of highly trained Alliance FEDs and crush your balls into an oblivion.

This letter is without prejudice to our rights and remedies, all of which are expressly reserved.

Very truly yours,

Commander Harken

The I.A.V. Dortmunder

Oh, Have A Nice Day!!!

CORTEXOVERRIDE

Saturday, January 8, 2011 6:02 PM

Double Post.

BLACKROBEDBOOK

Saturday, January 8, 2011 6:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CortexOverride:
Should you fail to comply with the above demands, we will consider sending an Operative with a fleet of highly trained Alliance FEDs and crush your balls into an oblivion.

ROFL!!

BYTEMITE

Saturday, January 8, 2011 10:23 PM

Somewhat similar to them shutting down the MMO Universal and another gaming company were working on. Odd that they go after a fansite though. I mean, technically they can go after any fansite, but it's usually really hard to hold up damages in court unless it can be shown monetary exchange has taken place which would have otherwise gone to the parent company.

It's also even stranger since Universal has an authorized RPG from the same franchise. I bet if they never used the Firefly logo and episode images Fox couldn't even have touched them.

My guess? Fox loses the rights this year which is making them do some last minute acting out. You wonder why they'd even bother, but there it is.

Everyone get ready, FFF.net is probably about to be served.

INVADERCHAT

Sunday, January 9, 2011 2:35 AM

I'm starting to think that Firefly has some sort of code hidden within it that has been sent from people being held captive within the Fox Network H.Q. and that after realizing the existence of this code are trying to eliminate it completely.

First they screw up the actual T.V. show, intentionally, and now they're setting about destroying every remaining molecule of it from everywhere. Seriously, they can't be making money of something they aren't even supporting so why bother going after not profit sites? Are they going bankrupt, or something more sinister?

Seriously, it's only a matter of time before they come up with some bullshit story and order the recall of the DVD's and burn them. Then, in an apocalyptic future, a lone warrior who has learned to fight by watching the show will have to carry the last remaining DVD set across the desolate landscape on foot to where they have a last bastion of knowledge set up in a hidden museum in Alcatraz where finally it can be again shared with the world.

DOG13000

Sunday, January 9, 2011 1:23 PM

I've been a member of the game for almost five years on and off. It's a shame Fox has closed it down. From what we could tell, the only references to Fox's intellectual property were the use of words like "Firefly" and "Browncoat."

The game was a text based RP environment - similar to forum based RPs. The show's crew was off limits and never really brought up... It just took place in the same 'Verse by a bunch of us fans who loved the show.

Our community of fans has grown fairly large over the years; we've had a few real life meet ups in different parts of the world, and there was even a couple who met on the site and are now married.

It just frustrates me that the we show such love and admiration for the show and it's met with legal action. It frustrates me that we buy DVDs, Blu-Rays and other licensed gear... that we tell our friends - hell, we tell anyone - to do the same, and it's not enough for Fox.

Our little non-commercial venture did nothing to harm intellectual property. Really it was just the opposite. Word of Mouth is the most successful type of marketing; it's what has kept Firefly alive and selling discs all of these years. I guess Fox is keen on stopping that income though.

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Originally posted by whozit:
There is already a role playing game, "Infringing Game". I gotta go with the evil FOX on this one.

There is a series of Serenity RPG books, but just like D&D, WoD, or what have you, the point of them is to run your own game. I was the GM of a ship on Leaf on the Wind. I have purchased every book released for the RPG...

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