Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
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#21. Isn't 'misuse' of the Leisure Suit Larry name a violation of trademark law, not copyright?
2. How does implying that Lowe is working on the project a violation of IP rights at all? I would think that it would fall under defamation or fraud.
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#3It does appear that Lowe is credited and mentioned many times, along with the LSL title. I'm curious, however, about this:
But Lowe and Trowe, who successfully raised more than $600,000 on Kickstarter to make the nostalgia game Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, say that Lowe is not working on the project and they have misrepresented him and used his image (pictured right) without permission.
However, one of the pledge bonuses is as follows:
AL LOWE EDITION: Exclusive Dinner and a Show hosted by Al Lowe & Ken Wegrzyn: You’ll attend a jazz performance to see Al Lowe perform and play saxophone with his local jazz band MOJO and then whisked away to dinner with Al and Ken. Includes the $250 tier reward. (Travel to Seattle not included.)
Did they really just promise dinner with a guy without even asking him first or is there more to this story?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1787675232/sam-suedetm-i...
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#4It does appear that Lowe is credited and mentioned many times, along with the LSL title. I'm curious, however, about this: But Lowe and Trowe, who successfully raised more than $600,000 on Kickstarter to make the nostalgia game Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, say that Lowe is not working on the project and they have misrepresented him and used his image (pictured right) without permission. However, one of the pledge bon…
It's possible that Wegrzyn figured that he and the 'winner' could go to a public performance of Lowe's band, and that he could convince Lowe to come to dinner with them afterwards.
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#51. Isn't 'misuse' of the Leisure Suit Larry name a violation of trademark law, not copyright? 2. How does implying that Lowe is working on the project a violation of IP rights at all? I would think that it would fall under defamation or fraud.
1. Depends how it is used. Pepsi can use the word 'Coke' in their ads if it is in respect to the product. I imagine saying your game is an adult comedy/sex game similar to Leisure Suit Larry isn't infringing. If the game were named Leisure Suit Laurence then that is definitely infringing due to brand confusion.
2. I have no clue so I'm not going to bother guessing. :)
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#6It does appear that Lowe is credited and mentioned many times, along with the LSL title. I'm curious, however, about this: But Lowe and Trowe, who successfully raised more than $600,000 on Kickstarter to make the nostalgia game Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, say that Lowe is not working on the project and they have misrepresented him and used his image (pictured right) without permission. However, one of the pledge bon…
It's possible that Wegrzyn figured that he and the 'winner' could go to a public performance of Lowe's band, and that he could convince Lowe to come to dinner with them afterwards.
If it's costing $10,000, there better be more than just hope of convincing someone the prize will come true. If this really is the case, then they are clearly abusing and using Lowe's name and should be held accountable.
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#71. Isn't 'misuse' of the Leisure Suit Larry name a violation of trademark law, not copyright? 2. How does implying that Lowe is working on the project a violation of IP rights at all? I would think that it would fall under defamation or fraud.
1. You are right, but there are both potential copyright and potential trademark infringement claims in this suit.
2. The right of publicity is recognized in many states, and may be implicated here. You could place it under the umbrella of privacy or IP. There is also potentially a claim for commercial misappropriation of his likeness.
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#8What measures does Kickstarter have to prevent scams where people take the money and run? Easy money will attract scams. It's only a matter of time before we hear someone made 500K and heading off on a vacation.
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#9Key detail: this does not refer to the successful Kickstarter campaign by the original creators of LSL (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1451923705/make-leisure-...), but to an entirely different Kickstarter campaign that just started (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1787675232/sam-suedetm-i...).
Re: Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down
#10I was fairly certain that the infringing material was Sam Suede, which was the Wisecrack game...not Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, which is the Replay game.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1787675232/sam-suedetm-i...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-le...