I don't know if this has been discussed already or not, but I've been seeing some ads around for this show Sanctuary, and it's been bothering me for a while, so I finally decided to bitch about it.
The font from their logo is clearly the D2 font, and it just upsets me. That's really all there is to it, but I don't like it.
The font from their logo is clearly the D2 font, and it just upsets me. That's really all there is to it, but I don't like it.
It's not a D2 font. Sanctuary is not a Diablo-only world.
Get some chalk, find a blackboard, and write "I am a crazy Diablo fanatic" 500 times.
I hate claims like this. Every game, every forum, this happens. Your favorite game fucking doesn't own shit. It uses other people's fonts, and words that have existed for centuries, and gameplay based on console games. Your game is not 100% unique, get over it.
The font has existed long before Diablo, true, but they have filled it up with the exact same color. And combine it with the show being named "Sanctuary", I think it should be obvious it's not a coinsidence.
It is also not a copyright violation even in that respect. Names and words cannot be copyrighted. I can write and copyright a song called "Last September" and Equinox can do the same - as long as the lyrics are different and the music notation does not exceed the prescribed measures of exact notation.
Though fonts can be copyrighted, you have to look at the copyright stipulations of each individual font, if there are any. Many of the currently used fonts are either in the public domain or their artists have granted free or fair use - with or without credit.
This is plain silly if you ask me. We keep complaining about this. Diablo doesn't own this kind of font and it sure is free to be used by anyone even if it's named SANCTUARY. Remember that movies and games have their own inspirations from real life things, myths, or legends. And it's not a far possibility that people will have the same inspirations in this tiny world. So GET OVER IT
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In between Light and Darkness, he was born. Outside of time and space he exists.. In this hour of darkness, he is once again called for to rid the world of sin and chaos.....
Yeah, its up to blizzard to decide if they want to claim something against them or not, not us.
That webisode series looks pretty cool to me. I like Amanda Tapping, and fighting demons sounds cool. Especially since its called Sanctuary, I can easily fantasise about it being in the world of Diablo
I don't know if this has been discussed already or not, but I've been seeing some ads around for this show Sanctuary, and it's been bothering me for a while, so I finally decided to bitch about it.
The font from their logo is clearly the D2 font, and it just upsets me. That's really all there is to it, but I don't like it.
Get some chalk, find a blackboard, and write "I am a crazy Diablo fanatic" 500 times.
I hate claims like this. Every game, every forum, this happens. Your favorite game fucking doesn't own shit. It uses other people's fonts, and words that have existed for centuries, and gameplay based on console games. Your game is not 100% unique, get over it.
/end of rant.
It is also not a copyright violation even in that respect. Names and words cannot be copyrighted. I can write and copyright a song called "Last September" and Equinox can do the same - as long as the lyrics are different and the music notation does not exceed the prescribed measures of exact notation.
Though fonts can be copyrighted, you have to look at the copyright stipulations of each individual font, if there are any. Many of the currently used fonts are either in the public domain or their artists have granted free or fair use - with or without credit.
I really liked Equinox's response to this...
Quick! Someone burn it before it blinds more people with its ugliness
There is a spell in BG called sanctuary... noooooo...
And Diablo uses archetypes like paladin and everything... and they have spells called firebolt...
That webisode series looks pretty cool to me. I like Amanda Tapping, and fighting demons sounds cool. Especially since its called Sanctuary, I can easily fantasise about it being in the world of Diablo
Amanda Tapping is ******* HOT
Fonts isn't owned by anyone. Take a look at how Spider-Man 3 and Playstaion 3 are. They have the same Font too.
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