Comments on: More Transcripts from Bethesda/Interplay Injunction Hearing Released http://www.lawsofplay.com/articles/update-more-transcripts-from-interplaybethesda-preliminary-injunction-released/ Your Source for Video Game Law Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LawsOfPlay http://www.lawsofplay.com/articles/update-more-transcripts-from-interplaybethesda-preliminary-injunction-released/comment-page-1/#comment-214 LawsOfPlay Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:28:33 +0000 http://www.lawsofplay.com/?p=663#comment-214 I think that the lack of understanding regarding the type of relief granted by preliminary injunctions (which seems apparent in the previous transcript) may have been a reason that Bethesda ultimately changed representation, but you're absolutely correct that a preliminary injunction was a worthwhile gamble. As far as a future time line is concerned, your guess is as good as mine. I think that the lack of understanding regarding the type of relief granted by preliminary injunctions (which seems apparent in the previous transcript) may have been a reason that Bethesda ultimately changed representation, but you’re absolutely correct that a preliminary injunction was a worthwhile gamble.

As far as a future time line is concerned, your guess is as good as mine.

]]> By: Jas http://www.lawsofplay.com/articles/update-more-transcripts-from-interplaybethesda-preliminary-injunction-released/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Jas Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:59:22 +0000 http://www.lawsofplay.com/?p=663#comment-213 Interesting post and great site! It may be that Bethesda's lawyers didn't understand the purpose of preliminary injunctions, I suppose. But isn't a more likely explanation (assuming US preliminary injunctions are anything like English preliminary injunctions, which they seem to be) that they knew exactly what they are for, but were taking an (ultimately unsuccessful) gamble at obtaining potentially quite damaging preliminary relief, which could conceivably have brought Interplay to the table? Incidentally, Bethesda is going to appeal - http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23584. Any thoughts on the likely timeframe? Jas Interesting post and great site!

It may be that Bethesda’s lawyers didn’t understand the purpose of preliminary injunctions, I suppose. But isn’t a more likely explanation (assuming US preliminary injunctions are anything like English preliminary injunctions, which they seem to be) that they knew exactly what they are for, but were taking an (ultimately unsuccessful) gamble at obtaining potentially quite damaging preliminary relief, which could conceivably have brought Interplay to the table?

Incidentally, Bethesda is going to appeal – http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23584. Any thoughts on the likely timeframe?

Jas

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