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General discussionIron Maiden Files Trademark Infringement Suit against Ion Maiden(36 posts)(36 posts)
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Posted July 11, 2019
It also looks hella sick.
So many shooters comin up.
Posted July 11, 2019
Price will also be increased to $24.99 in one week from now.
Posted July 11, 2019
The Big Box edition looks sexy, but I don't much like the prospect of paying like 35% extra just for delivery :/.

EDIT:
Nevermind. They apparently managed to make so that EU addresses are shipped from EU so the delivery costs are reduced to just VAT. Now it costs me only additional $8.36 instead of over $20 it did just yesterday.

Might get it after all.
Post edited July 12, 2019 by idbeholdME
Posted July 11, 2019
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TheBigCore: https://www.thedailybeast.com/iron-maiden-files-dollar2-million-trademark-lawsuit-over-ion-maiden-video-game
Do they really need the money/attention so badly they are suing over this? Will they sue history museums with torture exhibits next? :\

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kalirion: To be fair, Ion Maiden is very clearly a pun on a well known copyrighted name. Is that allowed? I mean do you think Disney would look kindly on a new "Stark Wars" or "Mackey Mouse" commercial franchise?

Though I guess it's also a fact that "Iron Maiden" is an actual thing that the band named themselves after. So nevermind.
People make parody characters/names/etc in other media all the time as a form of homage/mockery.....this imo should be no different.

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DadJoke007: Record company or the band? Seeing as this is pretty out of character for the band, I must say I'm surprised.
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kotcore: unfortunately not

In 2009, British heavy metal band Iron Maiden sued Rubin and Aspen Comics, citing Iron and the Maiden as an infringement of their trademark.

Recent solicitations for the collected edition show that the series has been renamed: The Iron Saint.
Stuff like that is why I have a love/hate relationship with copyright/etc laws.

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ChrisGamer300: Time to buy a ticket and fly to US and kick their arses ! people in the entertainment industry is a bit too sue happy. Couldn't they have settled this in a better way.
Sadly many in the US are sue happy and go for the quick buck.

We also have what's known as patent trolls who sit on POTENTIAL future ideas that people might make in case someone makes those things and wants to patent them...then said people need to buy the rights to the patent for their idea from the patent trolls.

The same goes for websites/domains in some cases, with some asking for thousands or more for some names.

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TheBigCore: Ion Maiden is now Ion Fury and will be released on PC August 15th.

https://www.gog.com/forum/ion_fury/ion_maiden_has_been_renamed_to_ion_fury_pc_release_on_august_15_2019
I'm still calling it Ion Maiden and the ones suing can suk it. o.0
Post edited July 11, 2019 by GameRager
Posted July 11, 2019
So, Iron Maiden files a lawsuit against the developers of Ion Maiden because of copyright infringement? The same band that made a song about Dune without the permission of the autor? Aw, come on!!! This is hillarious.
Posted July 11, 2019
This is an excellent time to change the name to Iron Lady and change the main character to Thatcher instead of some millennial.
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