They have forced Board game geek to remove all their stuff on GW games
bunch of idiots
They have forced Board game geek to remove all their stuff on GW games
bunch of idiots
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Interesting, this isn't the
Interesting, this isn't the first site hit with a cease and desist warning in the last month or so.
That fan made materials can be considered GW copyright seems a bit odd.
It's use of Trademarks that
It's use of Trademarks that is the issue.
GW have always been overly protective of their IP...this has happened before. If you ask nicely, and do a site based on only their games they are normally supportive, however they don't really support multi-publisher sites...they don't really need them.
They are in a very unique position in the gaming world. They are one of the most expensive companies, almost certainly the most popular, and the only one with dedicated bricks and mortar establishments... I know that they don't like even fan sites having army point values posted up, their legal department is very heavy-handed...