Screw you Harmony Gold

via Bigdownloads:

PC gamers all over were happy to hear about a revival of the MechWarrior sci-fi action sim franchise earlier this year but now comes word that all may not be all wine and roses with this new version of the series. According to IGN Harmony Gold, the owner of the Robotech franchise, have asked IGN to remove the trailer that was used to introduce the new game series. That trailer has since been released out in the open and has been hosted on a number of sites including Big Download. As of the posting of this article, Big Download has yet to receive such an request to pull the trailer.

According to the story, Harmony Gold claims that there was content used in the trailer that are trademarked by them as part of the Robotech franchise. It's currenty unknown what specific content Harmony Gold objects to in the trailer and there's been no response from developer Piranha Games about this new development.

Here is a perfect example of a company abusing it's right to protect intellectual property. Even though the games are completely different, and no one in their right mind would mistake one for the other, one company has to seek out another because their product is "similar" This reminds me of when Wizards of the coast attempted to say that because the owned the Magic: The Gathering copyright they should have the rights to any combat based card game, like Lunch Money. Which by the way, is awesome.

Thanks a lot to both of you. Jerks

In case your wondering why I'm ticked off, watch this trailer