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7. Re: On Sale May 27, 2012, 01:19 jdreyer
 
Prez wrote on May 27, 2012, 00:53:
As lame as the website looks, I just don't see anything infringing about the website or its name. Of course, I also think that in their current form copyright laws are abysmally stupid, unfairly, heavily weighted towards content owners, and hopelessly convoluted.

Well, Valve isn't a particularly litigious company, but has used lawsuits to protect its names in the past like when they recently sued Blizzard for violating the DOTA trademark. This is a slightly different kettle of fish, more like when Bethesda went after Mojang for Scrolls. It remains to be seen if Valve feels this site goes too far: exactly same business model, URL only 2 letters different, & similar site layout. These guys are skirting awfully close to the line.

Beamer could give us some good analysis on this. Where is he when you need him?
 
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