Mr Khan on 11 July 2013
I assume EVO makes money off of its events? (I have no knowledge of the pro-gaming circuit). If so, that would be why. The line regarding fair use with Nintendo now seems to be firmly set at "making money off of the use of our products."
And this is because of the silliness of American intellectual property law, which in this particular case gives too *few* rights to rightsholders, namely that if they do not defend any and every infringement that they are aware of, future infringers can claim trademark abandonment and see the thing slip into public domain.
The rights of both IP holders, artists, and consumers all need to be seriously rebalanced for the 21st century.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
