Reply With QuoteSeems like someone likes paying lawyers for no good reason.
Wii Remote, not Wiimote... or else!
The Weemote is a TV controller for younger kids, which lets parents put in only channels they want to let them watch. Not even nearly the same thing as the Wiimote - which isn't even Nintendo's official term for the "Wii Remote".Originally posted by NCSX
«©NCSX» Last week, we received a letter from a law firm representing a company which holds the "Weemote™" trademark. The letter stated that we were to stop using the term, "Wiimote" in our product descriptions and NCS Game Notes™ because our actions could possibly cause confusion in the marketplace. NCS respects trademarks and ©opyrights since we also own trademarks and copyrighted material so we're obliging even though we think it's a bit of a stretch... but whatever.
From this day forth, the word "Wiimote" has been banished from N©S' shopping sites and replaced with the word "Wii Remote™." We wasted spent about an hour on Friday making sure the term "Wiimote" was waxed from the NCS shopping experience. We'll endeavor to search and replace instances of the word "Wiimote" on our other websites by the end of the month. We wouldn't want the "Weemote™" trademark holder to be supposedly damaged by our conjunction of the words "Wii" and "Remote." We're thinking of coining a new word - "Wii-rote" or maybe just "Wote." As in, "Wave your Wote in the air. Wave it like ya just don't care."
Quick, someone trademark that.
So, if you're a vendor who's foolish enough to use the word "Wiimote" in your literature and product descriptions, watch it. You're liable to get a letter from a law firm. Can the word "Wiimote" be banned from every shopping site on the internet? Maybe. Maybe not. In any case, the word "Wiimote" will be stricken from this posting in approximately 24 hours lest we receive another letter. Y'know, a letter from a law firm.
lol miyamoto
Seems like someone likes paying lawyers for no good reason.
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Zoobesucherin
This kind of crap would stop if more businesses just said "fuck off, dudes." These kind of threats, especially from small businesses rarely carry any weight.
Do you prefer dogs or cats?
I support the action.
Until the Wii came out, there was only one group of people who couldn't pronounce the letter "R" in English: toddlers. Now, grown adults willingly talk and write as if their command of the language is no better at present than it was when they were shitting in diapers.
Agreed. I like the Wiimote nick, and think game sellers should be allowed to use the informal term.
Neo-Geo SuperGrafx Forever!
I think Nintendo should pound that POS company into the ground. Either Nintendo had it first or they sat on their rights. Either way, they should lose.
I suggest they change the name of the Weemote to the Revmote.
Last edited by RoleTroll; 21 Jul 2008 at 05:32 PM.
No gnus is good gnus.
That's really about it. The argument these people are making has no grounds. It would actually be laughed out of court if they even tried. People need to stop fucking bending over for any bullshit that lawyers send them.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
Do you prefer dogs or cats?
Fact of the matter is that this would GO to court, and even going there costs money. I'm sure that's the main reason why these events happen.
a remote controlled dandy
I swear that's what I thought it said at first.
"I've watched while the maggots have defiled the earth. They have
built their castles and had their wars. I cannot stand by idly any longer." - Otogi 2
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