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So what's going to happen? Are we all going to lose the greatest MtG app?

Wow that sucks

WotC's legal team has sent a DMCA notice to Apple asking them to remove iMtG from the app store.

No! What will I do with my spare time?! Stupid legal teams, always makin my life hell!

We should make another forum so that we don't lose the community. C'mon, Maro said that he would welcome an mtg app in one of his articles!

Can we still use it? Or will it just be taken down from the store?

Sorry for triple posting, but send this to the legal team:

Exact words from Maro:

www.wizards......6&page=3


#3) Yes, I use a Mac. I am a die-hard Apple user. Every computer I have ever owned or used at work and/or at home has been an Apple. I am also a crazed iPhone fanatic. I currently own 233 apps, only 112 of which fit on my phone at any one time. (By the way, any developers out there who are itching to make an awesome Magic app: let's just say there's a demand.)

So what's going to happen?

We shall see. It's not the first time DMCA was used against iMtG. First time it was resolved peacefully, and I'll try to do it the same way this time.

They have a problem with the app name, claiming that they own MTG and iMtG is too close. They have a problem with the logo, claiming that it resembles their 'pentagon of colours'... I doubt they have a case here.
They have a problem with the standard silly legal disclaimer missing from iMtG, the one I just added at the bottom of http://imtgapp.com
They also have a problem with me using their cards, which is the most interesting one.

We shall see, no need to panic just yet. The worst which can happen is that they will cripple the app, but they won't be able to kill it completely.

If anyone can offer me some advice, I would appreciate it. IANAL

I would promote the case with the public. Put threads up on MTGSalv and GatheringMagic forums. Maybe send an appeal to Maro on the off chance he uses the app.

IANAL

Huh?

Who is Maro?

IANAL: www.google.c.....amp;oe=UTF-8

I would promote the case with the public. Put threads up on MTGSalv and GatheringMagic forums. Maybe send an appeal to Maro on the off chance he uses the app.

Here Piotr (and anyone else for that matter)! http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/ask
Mark Rosewater answer dozens of fan questions every week (he's even answered some of mine in the past😊) on his personal blog here.

After reading the excerpt that Prophylaxis posted, I contacted him about it here and I reckon you should too. There is a higher chance of it getting to him and actually making impact than emailing through MtG website.

Can you try an online petition? Threaten people who use this app my stop buying cards. Or try to pay them a few buck per person that we would have to pay to them? I wish I had some insight on this but I'm no lawyer. Good luck and if there's anything we can do to help keep it let us know

Who is Maro?

IANAL: www.google.c.....amp;oe=UTF-8

MaRo is Mark Rosewater, head of Research and Development (the guys who make up the cards and the ideas behind the Expansions). He is heavily fan orientated and a downright champ.

And am glad you explained IANAL, I was a little worried what you were suggestion and that we'd have to Moderate YOU. 😜

Quote from: Prophylaxis on December 26, 2011, 05:50:59 PM

I would promote the case with the public. Put threads up on MTGSalv and GatheringMagic forums. Maybe send an appeal to Maro on the off chance he uses the app.

Here Piotr (and anyone else for that matter)! http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/ask
Mark Rosewater answer dozens of fan questions every week (he's even answered some of mine in the past😊) on his personal blog here.

After reading the excerpt that Prophylaxis posted, I contacted him about it here and I reckon you should too. There is a higher chance of it getting to him and actually making impact than emailing through MtG website.

I was just thinking about doing that before in the day. Good job. I asked him some questions but he's never responded to them.

WotC's legal team has sent a DMCA notice to Apple asking them to remove iMtG from the app store.

Who is WotC?