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MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by PaT2090 on 06-07-2006 at 08:17 AM

If any of you, as I'm sure many of you are :D, are gamers you might be aware of a Half-Life 2 mod in the making called Black Mesa Formerly Known As Black Mesa: Source. The peeps at valve contacted them saying the "source" tag is copyrighted and they had to get rid of it.

Do you see where I'm going lol? With MsgPlus! Live, the same could happen, because
a. we all know how much Microsoft are using the word LIVE O.o lately
b. we all know how much Microsoft loooooooove this addon soooo much *sarcasm*.

So I dunno if putting Live after MsgPlus! is just asking for trouble...any thoughts?

And yeh, I'm new to the forums heh. I'm Pat 8)

RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by NiteMare on 06-07-2006 at 08:21 AM

puting live at the end does not confilct with any copy rights for 2 reasons (that i can guess):
1, microsoft copyrighted "Windows Live Messenger" not "live" itself
2. "Windows live messenger" has Live in the middle, and "MsgPlus! Live" had it at the end

don't worry, patchou has checked it out

RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by vaccination on 06-07-2006 at 03:23 PM

Also M$ don't mind Plus! anymore as they and patchou have had lots of meetings to disscuss it.

quote:
orriginally posted by PaT2090
we all know how much Microsoft loooooooove this addon soooo much *sarcasm*.
I'm pretty sure M$ are fine with the add-on

Correct me if i'm wrong;).
RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by absorbation on 06-07-2006 at 03:29 PM

You cannot copyright a word. Microsoft do not own the word Live. However, you cannot use MSN, as it is a company name. :P If you get me. :P

RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by Reaper on 06-07-2006 at 03:39 PM

And it's not the word "Live" they have copyrighted, they have copyrighted "Windows Live".

RE: RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by vaccination on 06-07-2006 at 03:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Reaper
And it's not the word "Live" they have copyrighted, they have copyrighted "Windows Live".


As a brand name!
RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by qgroessl on 06-07-2006 at 04:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by vaccination
quote:
Originally posted by Reaper
And it's not the word "Live" they have copyrighted, they have copyrighted "Windows Live".

:p I suppose they could trademark it... but i doubt they would.
RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by Voldemort on 06-07-2006 at 05:05 PM

No, i think they trademarked it... other people could use it then...
Patchou has been invited to redmond... I dont think they will sue him of something for "Live"

Besides, abbeh is right.

quote:
Originally posted by absorbation
You cannot copyright a word. Microsoft do not own the word Live.
RE: MsgPlus! Live & Black Mesa: Source by qgroessl on 06-07-2006 at 05:06 PM

The only way MS would sue him is if he'd start charging to use Plus!... which, is not going to happen :p