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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 2:46PM Elite49 said

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Fuck Dead Rising! Dawn Of The Dead Will Always Be The Best Zombie Film or Idea Ever.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 3:33PM Softserve said

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This is still going? They're going to lose it, I don't know why they're bothering.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 3:39PM (Unverified) said

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The only reason they are doing this is for some much needed PR for Diary of the Dead out on the 7th of March
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 3:39PM Lokust said

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I always thought having a disclaimer at the start or end of anything entertainment wise protected you from this stuff.

I guess not?
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 3:50PM ZEBRA NINER said

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hmm, you can copyright zombies? If I copyright monsters, doesn't that kind of encircle the zombie sub genre? Then I could sue everyone!!!!

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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 3:58PM Lokust said

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I retract my previous statement. They didn't copyright zombies and the disclaimer on the box doesn't protect them at all. It just says it wasn't developed, licensed, or approved by the owners or creators of Dawn. That basically says, hey, this has nothing to do with Dawn itself, although it could be the same basic idea. An idea that they have copyrighted.

So, no more games about zombies attacking cities, unless they get the permission of MKR.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 4:40PM (Unverified) said

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About the red cross part... I thought the red cross on medpacks in games were because army medics wore that symbol on their sleeves. It's become the universal (or western?) sign for combat medicine. So does the Red Cross organization give permission or loan their symbols to the army medics to put on their uniforms?
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 4:53PM Xav de Matos said

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The story goes that after years of using the symbol the Red Cross realized it was happening and got offended by the inclusion of what is their registered logo.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 5:04PM (Unverified) said

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I understand that the Canadian Red Cross sent this letter. But what I'm saying is that a red cross was part of the medic uniform for WW2 and a game set in that period will use that uniform which includes that symbol. Does the US Army pay the Red Cross for use of their symbol on their uniforms? If not, then I think there's a strong case for a red cross has become a western symbol for combat medicine and that the medpacks in games are using it in that sense and not trying to portray that it's associated with the Red Cross.

In any case, it seems that the Red Cross is looking to move to a symbol of a red diamond because it's less religiously offensive and can be used internationally. They've been using a red cross, red crescent and red star of david for different countries.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 5:16PM Xav de Matos said

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Specifics I don't know, but that was brought up in jest. That whole Red Cross situation is really old. But I get your points.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 4:44PM Anticrawl said

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Were they actually zombies in Dead Rising or just something similar?
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 4:45PM Anticrawl said

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I ask because Resident Evil 4 didn't have "zombies" and I never finished Dead Rising because I felt my katana shouldn't disappear after cutthing through 5 fleshy gooey "zombies."
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 4:54PM (Unverified) said

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Yes they were zombies.
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Posted: Feb 28th 2008 7:15AM (Unverified) said

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they were infected with parasitic worm things, thats why if you unleash a queen hundreds of them explode.

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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 5:06PM NeoteriX said

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Legal tip*: "Ideas" are not copyrightable. kthx.

*Tip courtesy of expensive law school.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 5:45PM (Unverified) said

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Dawn of the dead fucking sucked, give me 28 days later any day of the week. Much better zombie film.

If this actually wins ( i can't see it happening myself) it could affect dead rising 2 (which lets face it, is bound to happen) which would be a kick in the teeth..on the other hand perhaps dawn 2 could be an entire city...now that would be cool.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 6:00PM teamsammalone said

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Wouldn't that cause a Capcom counter suit based on Resident Evil 2's Racoon City? Or did I just find the point.
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Posted: Feb 28th 2008 12:20AM ccc said

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Wow, Look out Midway, next thing you know, the film company that made The Running Man is gonna sue you for Smash TV, heh.
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Posted: Feb 28th 2008 1:49AM Lokust said

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You win the comment thread.
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