Comments on: “Tris” application to be removed from App Store over trademark dispute http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/ Apple Gazette - An Apple Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-84663 Michael Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:05:51 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/#comment-84663 @Rishi No, Apple has no reason to do that in this case. The "remote removal" is only for something that might get through with malicious software that could compromise users data or damage the device itself. It's not something they are going to casually use over a free application. @Rishi

No, Apple has no reason to do that in this case. The “remote removal” is only for something that might get through with malicious software that could compromise users data or damage the device itself. It’s not something they are going to casually use over a free application.

]]> By: Rishi http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-84661 Rishi Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:51:53 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/#comment-84661 Anyone think Apple is going to invoke their "remote removal" of applications this time? Tris made it to the top of the Top Free Apps list, and stayed there for a while, so plenty of people have it (including me!) Anyone think Apple is going to invoke their “remote removal” of applications this time? Tris made it to the top of the Top Free Apps list, and stayed there for a while, so plenty of people have it (including me!)

]]> By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-84658 Michael Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:46:36 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/#comment-84658 @R Mitchell I think the name has everything to do with it. If this had been called Falling Blocks, or Blockr, or whatever, I don't think it would have been as big of an issue. Tris is over half of the name Tetris - there's just no way The Tetris Company is going to let that go. @R Mitchell

I think the name has everything to do with it. If this had been called Falling Blocks, or Blockr, or whatever, I don’t think it would have been as big of an issue. Tris is over half of the name Tetris – there’s just no way The Tetris Company is going to let that go.

]]> By: R Mitchell http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-84656 R Mitchell Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:34:17 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/#comment-84656 How is this any different from the excellent Macintosh desktop Tetris style application Quinn that Simon Hartel released a few years ago? The Tetris Company put the same pressure on him, but eventually relented after he began referring to his application as an “implementation of a popular falling-blocks game” and noted on his site no affiliation with The Tetris Company. Maybe they feel that Tris is too close in name to Tetris. Noah should fight this or at least request clarification on what the problem is. The Tetris Company evidently has no copyright on the game itself, it is simply a naming issue. How is this any different from the excellent Macintosh desktop Tetris style application Quinn that Simon Hartel released a few years ago? The Tetris Company put the same pressure on him, but eventually relented after he began referring to his application as an “implementation of a popular falling-blocks game” and noted on his site no affiliation with The Tetris Company. Maybe they feel that Tris is too close in name to Tetris. Noah should fight this or at least request clarification on what the problem is. The Tetris Company evidently has no copyright on the game itself, it is simply a naming issue.

]]> By: krye http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-84654 krye Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:37:09 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/games/tris-application-to-be-removed-from-app-store-over-trademark-dispute/#comment-84654 Good thing he wasn't charging money for it, or then he'd really be up the creek. Good thing he wasn’t charging money for it, or then he’d really be up the creek.

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