Bethesda sends legal note to Minecraft creator

Posted By | On 05th, Aug. 2011

Bethesda has sent a legal notice to the Nordic developer Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, creator of Minecraft. Bethesda says the word “Scrolls” in his new game infringed trademarks, and that people might confuse it with Elder Scrolls.

“Just got a letter from Bethesta’s [sic] lawyers. They claim “Scrolls” infringes on their trademark and everyone will confuse it with Skyrim,” Persson tweeted.

Stay tuned, we will keep you updated.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s Aim is to Ensure That the “Series Lives on for Future Generations”

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s Aim is to Ensure That the “Series Lives on for Future Generations”

Metal Gear series producer Noriaki Okamura wants a newer generation of players to embrace the series whilst ma...

Metro Awakening Interview – Bringing the Horrors of Metro to VR

Metro Awakening Interview – Bringing the Horrors of Metro to VR

Game director Samar Louwe speaks with GamingBolt about the Metro franchise's virtual reality debut.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Has Gone Gold

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Has Gone Gold

Over three years since its reveal, the survival shooter will finally launch on November 20th for Xbox Series X...

Sony on Concord’s Failure: “We Are Still in the Process of Learning”

Sony on Concord’s Failure: “We Are Still in the Process of Learning”

"We probably need to have a lot of gates, including user testing or internal evaluation," said COO and CFO Hir...

Overwatch 2 Developer Teasing Mysterious Trailer for November 11th

Overwatch 2 Developer Teasing Mysterious Trailer for November 11th

The trailer could be for the rumored mobile version of Overwatch. Current general manager Walter Kong allegedl...

Death Stranding Surpasses 19 Million Players

Death Stranding Surpasses 19 Million Players

Kojima Productions' open world title launched for PS4 in 2019, before coming to PC the following year, and is ...