Message from @Goblin_Slayer_Floki

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2019-04-14 00:18:40 UTC  

does dele have ebola?

2019-04-14 00:18:57 UTC  

cus i heard dele had ebola

2019-04-14 00:29:51 UTC  
2019-04-14 01:05:56 UTC  

any thoughts on the whole subverse thing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_F0rfMY8c

2019-04-14 01:07:17 UTC  

What, Tim's channel?

2019-04-14 01:07:19 UTC  

Unfortunate that it had to happen, but trademark laws are a bitch

2019-04-14 01:08:05 UTC  

It sounds to me like they may have taken that name out of spite, since they'd been in contact and hostile to Tim when he'd covered their Patreon thing

2019-04-14 01:08:46 UTC  

I mean technically they aren't breaking his copyright if they don't sell the game in the United states since that's where his copyright is held

2019-04-14 01:08:52 UTC  

Also if they got banned from Patreon I have no idea wtf they did. I make porn games, I got a message from patreon saying "please make all adult content posts patron only, and carry on"

2019-04-14 01:09:00 UTC  

but with the internet that whole thing is really fucked

2019-04-14 01:09:47 UTC  

they're trying to get it on steam and also kickstarter is an american company, so I think he'll have some leverage there

2019-04-14 01:11:20 UTC  

I mean the legal rights are a grey area, but it still rustles my jimmies because the studio sounds like absolute knobs

2019-04-14 01:11:23 UTC  

True copyright law is screwy for companies that operate online

2019-04-14 01:11:24 UTC  

I don't get it. It's a name. People know there is a difference between a channel and a video game.

2019-04-14 01:12:06 UTC  

So there is no issue, only a fabricated one.

2019-04-14 01:12:33 UTC  

The problem I'm seeing is they're killing off Tim's brand by having a larger e-penis, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're doing that on purpose

2019-04-14 01:12:52 UTC  

basically they're taking over the brand

2019-04-14 01:13:12 UTC  

That and it could bring negative publicity on the brand name being connected to what could be classified a porn game

2019-04-14 01:13:20 UTC  

Eh debatable. The two appeared about the same tine

2019-04-14 01:13:38 UTC  

And the game iirc is european.

2019-04-14 01:13:39 UTC  

subverse appeared this year I believe, Tim has been working on his for 4+

2019-04-14 01:13:51 UTC  

Nobody would look at the two products, and confuse the two.

2019-04-14 01:13:52 UTC  

But he only released it this year

2019-04-14 01:13:55 UTC  

The channel

2019-04-14 01:14:11 UTC  

ah

2019-04-14 01:14:21 UTC  

He has had others for years yes. But that specific one he created about the same time

2019-04-14 01:14:32 UTC  

i imagine that tim likely hadn't thought of the name subverse knowing about a porn game though

2019-04-14 01:14:57 UTC  

I doubt either party knew about the others

2019-04-14 01:15:31 UTC  

I believe he said he had contacted them about the Patreon thing for a video

2019-04-14 01:15:50 UTC  

it could be a coincidence, but they definitely knew about Tim by the time they picked their name

2019-04-14 01:16:12 UTC  

Subverse is on patreon? (The game)? Its been on kickstarter for some time.

2019-04-14 01:16:25 UTC  

the creators of subverse were on patreon before

2019-04-14 01:16:32 UTC  

then they got banned, and tim covered that in a story

2019-04-14 01:16:58 UTC  

Ah so Tim knew they were called subverse, was this before he officially launched his new channel?

2019-04-14 01:17:12 UTC  

and he reached out for a comment, to which they replied something along the lines of "you make shitty jordan peterson videos"

2019-04-14 01:17:24 UTC  

no this was before they made subverse

2019-04-14 01:18:51 UTC  

They key tho. Comes down to who trademarked/copywrite the name first. In the end that's all the law will care about.

2019-04-14 01:19:17 UTC  

Or if it is

2019-04-14 01:19:18 UTC  

afaik the game holds the UK one, tim holds the US one

2019-04-14 01:20:04 UTC  

so he contacted them about it and asked them if they'd be willing to change their name for their US release