Tim Langdell Is Suing EA

Fluffdick · Post by **Fluffdick** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:35 am

I’ve written about this already, so I’ll just leave it as a link for you fine people and let nature take its course. But yes, the saga continues: the notorious Tim ‘Edge Games’ Langdell is trying to arrange an injunction against and damages from EA’s Mirror’s Edge.

That he’s after the biggest of all targets this time – well, it’s either proof of just how far he’s willing to take his feeling that he can lay total claim to a commonly-used English word, or it’s a last gasp in the hope of a Go Away fee. Let’s just hope it doesn’t cost us Mirror’s Edge 2.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06 ... -suing-ea/

Post by **DarkSurfer** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:41 am

>suing EA

man that'll go somewhere

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:43 am

EA actually turns cheddar into tangible power

Verom · Post by **Verom** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:44 am

This is absurd...
Like...I don't really know how to respond to how stupid this is.

Deiphobus · Post by **Deiphobus** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:48 am

Fooflyer wrote:EA actually turns cheddar into tangible power

Anybody can do that.

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:48 am

fifty years ago Tim would've just tried to start a fight with EA instead of suing them

Post by **The Bouncer** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:39 am

I hope he wins, even if it is a bit absurd.

Water · Post by **Water** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:49 am

Hmm. I've never heard about this before.

well, it’s either proof of just how far he’s willing to take his feeling that he can lay total claim to a commonly-used English word, or it’s a last gasp in the hope of a Go Away fee.

Umm. Is he really suing over just the word Edge in the title? He can't be that stupid. There must be more to this. Maybe there are similarities between his game and Mirror's Edge.

Let's click the link Username posted.

Okay, that's all there is to this article. Well, let's try clicking the link to a previous article.

Tim Langdell is once again attempting to assert ownership of the word 'edge', this time claiming that EA's 2008 title Mirror's Edge constitutes trademark infringement.

Okay, that doesn't really tell me anything. Is there any more to this article?

This is an excerpt from the full story. Log in or register for free to read the whole article.

Okay, this is some bullshit. I honestly don't care anymore. Whether or not Langdell has a legitimate case, it'll probably be swept under the rug anyway.

Thanks a lot, online video game journalism.

Bill Nye the Science Guy · Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:50 am

he once sued a small indie company because they made an iPhone app called Edge
he sues every game with edge in the title and recently on his sites homepage it said MIRRORS, a game by EDGE, you can see where this is going

Zink · Post by **Zink** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:39 pm

...This guy has been doing this for months now.

This is not new.

Bill Nye the Science Guy · Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:46 pm

i didnt think he had the balls to sue EA
turns out i was wrong

Zink · Post by **Zink** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:53 pm

The guy thinks he can just sue every company that uses the word "edge" in one of their game names. He's just stupid. He's been at this for over a year now, I believe.

He's also the guy running the EDGE TF2 servers, notoriously some of the worst TF2 servers ever. I'm not sure if they are still around, though.

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:18 pm

A STORY OF MAN VERSUS MONSTER

Plasma · Post by **Plasma** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:04 pm

Water wrote:Hmm. I've never heard about this before.
well, it’s either proof of just how far he’s willing to take his feeling that he can lay total claim to a commonly-used English word, or it’s a last gasp in the hope of a Go Away fee.
Umm. Is he really suing over just the word Edge in the title? He can't be that stupid. There must be more to this. Maybe there are similarities between his game and Mirror's Edge.

Let's click the link Username posted.

Okay, that's all there is to this article. Well, let's try clicking the link to a previous article.

Tim Langdell is once again attempting to assert ownership of the word 'edge', this time claiming that EA's 2008 title Mirror's Edge constitutes trademark infringement.
Okay, that doesn't really tell me anything. Is there any more to this article?
This is an excerpt from the full story. Log in or register for free to read the whole article.
Okay, this is some bullshit. I honestly don't care anymore. Whether or not Langdell has a legitimate case, it'll probably be swept under the rug anyway.

Thanks a lot, online video game journalism.

Try this:
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Mir ... sp?c=21492

Long story short: yes, he really is suing over the use of the name.

WILL THE ALMIGHTY · Post by **WILL THE ALMIGHTY** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:09 am

EA won't lose, so we can at least rejoice in Tim Langdell's eventual downfall.