Futuremark To Own \"Pwnage\"

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:38 pm

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=M ... FzdCwsLDE=

Futuremark is the PWNAGE! LOI.

WillyP · Post by **WillyP** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:09 pm

Why would they want that? What's the point?

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:14 pm

I guess they want to be the official judge of if someone pwns or not.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:33 pm

haha

once the 'pure pwnage' crowd gets wind of this they're going to freak.

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:44 pm

Futuremark: \"All your pwnage are belong to us!\"
Pwners: \"Ohs Noes!\"

TIGERassault · Post by **TIGERassault** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:20 pm

That's hot.

Deathwinger · Post by **Deathwinger** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:31 pm

Well, we can still 'own' right?

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:40 pm

ridiculous, it's like trying to trademark \"lol\"

Sedwick · Post by **Sedwick** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:04 pm

roid wrote:ridiculous, it's like trying to trademark "lol"

Good God, man, don't give them any ideas!! Let's just hope they go broke trying to sue people.

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:21 pm

they shouldn't be able to do it. You can't legally trademark common phrases

Wings · Post by **Wings** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:39 pm

I trademarked the word bubblegum. I'm currently a trillionaire.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:15 am

Aggressor Prime wrote:Futuremark: "All your pwnage are belong to us!"
Pwners: "Ohs Noes!"

loi!

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:23 am

Deathwinger wrote:Well, we can still 'own' right?

Yes, you may still "own" at your own discretion.

TIGERassault · Post by **TIGERassault** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:36 am

roid wrote:they shouldn't be able to do it. You can't legally trademark common phrases

You mean like the way Paris Hilton shouldn't have been able to trademark the phrase "That's hot"? Yeah, there are too many greedy basts in this world that would sell their soul for money!

WillyP · Post by **WillyP** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:50 pm

That still does not answer how they would profit from this. Certainly their business plan is not to sue everyone who uses it. And I can't picture anyone willing to pay royalties to use it. If they tried the word would disappear as quickly as it came.

roid · Post by **roid** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:55 am

TIGERassault wrote:
roid wrote:they shouldn't be able to do it. You can't legally trademark common phrases
You mean like the way Paris Hilton shouldn't have been able to trademark the phrase "That's hot"? Yeah, there are too many greedy basts in this world that would sell their soul for money!

By jove you're right! I read that she had applied for it in 2005, and patent lawyers didn't think she's get it. But just now i read:
"Hilton owns the trademark "That's hot," which was registered on Feb. 13, 2007.".

Trump also tried to trademark "You're Fired!", but i've been unable to confirm whether he got it.

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:02 am

Wtf does \"pwn\" mean anyways? Is that what the 10 years olds playing Halo have been saying? They actually pronounce the p...which I'm guessing you're not supposed to?

Also, do you adults still use that word? If so, end your own life please.

roid · Post by **roid** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:37 am

\"pwn\" is a typo of \"own\" - and thus is a reference to domination. I \"dominated\" you in that game. Thus probably linked to terms such as \"your ass is mine\" that contain concepts of ownership relationship structures (even master and slave) and thus psychological power-play.

Common typos are important to internet culture, as they carry the added nuanced meanings of being typed fast. It's almost like an accent, an internet accent. It shows you've been here a while when you type so fast

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:00 am

But \"o\" is right next to \"p\". And it's the same length...so how can the speed at which you type contribute to this one?

Is this in the same idea as that stupid \"All your base are belong to us\" or whatever?

TIGERassault · Post by **TIGERassault** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:14 am

On another forum I visit, 'pwn' was made a swear-filterable word. Not because of this trademark or anything, just because it deserved to be.

roid · Post by **roid** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:21 pm

Zuruck wrote:But "o" is right next to "p". And it's the same length...so how can the speed at which you type contribute to this one?

Is this in the same idea as that stupid "All your base are belong to us" or whatever?

coz whenr eyou atre typing really fawset wqho knows what you will types?!

ZAOMG FINGERS POSSESED BY HACKEERS PAST
FINGERS POSSESWES43EDS BY HACKERS PAST!!

Wings · Post by **Wings** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:12 pm

roid wrote:
Zuruck wrote:But "o" is right next to "p". And it's the same length...so how can the speed at which you type contribute to this one?

Is this in the same idea as that stupid "All your base are belong to us" or whatever?
coz whenr eyou atre typing really fawset wqho knows what you will types?!

ZAOMG FINGERS POSSESED BY HACKEERS PAST
FINGERS POSSESWES43EDS BY HACKERS PAST!!

*Slaps Roid*
Break out of it man! C'mon!

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:55 am

I hardly dare to type \"ROFL\" now ...

LMAO!

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:14 pm

Pwn is meant to distinguish the 1337's from the noobs (both nooblets and even the nooblars). While the noobs would use the more common term \"own,\" those who are experienced gamers (the 1337's) would use the term used more by the 1337's called \"pwn.\"

Also, pwners sounds better than owners due to owning belonging also to common world activities.

WillyP · Post by **WillyP** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:31 pm

I just think if it becomes even a little commercialized the 1337'ers and noobs as well will drop it like a hot potatoe... making it worthless.

Wings · Post by **Wings** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:19 pm

Yeah!
Poon is the new pwn.

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