Spoiler:
Infringement of Wizards of the Coast LLC’s
MAGIC: THE GATHERING® Copyrights and Trademarks
Dear Mr. Moerman:
We are counsel for Wizards of the Coast LLC (“Wizards”), the owner of the copyrights and trademarks for the MAGIC: THE GATHERING® trading card game, including the MAGIC: THE GATHERING ONLINE® version of the game. It recently came to our attention that your group has created a website, http://www.magic-league.com, that touts itself as the place for “free online Magic: The Gathering” tournament and casual play, using two unauthorized computer programs: Apprenctice and Magic Workstation. These software programs use text and, in some cases, artwork, from Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® cards. Your site also makes available free MAGIC: THE GATHERING® cards. Your use of the “Magic-League” name and “magic-league.com” domain name further evidences your bad faith intent to capitalize on the good will associated with Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® trademark, and pass your site off as authorized or associated with Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® game.
Your unauthorized copying and distribution of the MAGIC: THE GATHERING® trading cards text and artwork constitutes copyright infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 501. Your distribution of unauthorized computer programs designed to simulate MAGIC: THE GATHERING ONLINE® game is a clear infringement of Wizards’ intellectual property rights in the images, layout and game mechanics associated with MAGIC: THE GATHERING ONLINE®. Further, your use of the “magic-league” name for a site enabling free online playing of Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® game violates the federal trademark laws, including 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1) and 1125(a), by creating a likelihood of confusion with respect to Wizards’ authorization or sponsorship of or association with your commercial activities. Your unauthorized use of the “magic-league” name is also likely to dilute the distinctive quality of Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® marks in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c) and the anti-dilution laws of numerous states.
On behalf of Wizards, we therefore demand that you immediately cease and desist from any further use of Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® copyrights and trademarks, remove and/or remove the links to, the infringing Apprentice and Magic Workstation software and MAGIC: THE GATHERING® cards from your website, and assure us that you will make no future unauthorized use of Wizards’ intellectual property.
Please provide us with your written agreement to the above, as soon as possible and in any event within ten days. This letter does not purport to be a complete statement of the facts or the law and is without prejudice to Wizards’ legal and equitable rights.
Sincerely yours,
MAGIC: THE GATHERING® Copyrights and Trademarks
Dear Mr. Moerman:
We are counsel for Wizards of the Coast LLC (“Wizards”), the owner of the copyrights and trademarks for the MAGIC: THE GATHERING® trading card game, including the MAGIC: THE GATHERING ONLINE® version of the game. It recently came to our attention that your group has created a website, http://www.magic-league.com, that touts itself as the place for “free online Magic: The Gathering” tournament and casual play, using two unauthorized computer programs: Apprenctice and Magic Workstation. These software programs use text and, in some cases, artwork, from Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® cards. Your site also makes available free MAGIC: THE GATHERING® cards. Your use of the “Magic-League” name and “magic-league.com” domain name further evidences your bad faith intent to capitalize on the good will associated with Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® trademark, and pass your site off as authorized or associated with Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® game.
Your unauthorized copying and distribution of the MAGIC: THE GATHERING® trading cards text and artwork constitutes copyright infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 501. Your distribution of unauthorized computer programs designed to simulate MAGIC: THE GATHERING ONLINE® game is a clear infringement of Wizards’ intellectual property rights in the images, layout and game mechanics associated with MAGIC: THE GATHERING ONLINE®. Further, your use of the “magic-league” name for a site enabling free online playing of Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® game violates the federal trademark laws, including 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1) and 1125(a), by creating a likelihood of confusion with respect to Wizards’ authorization or sponsorship of or association with your commercial activities. Your unauthorized use of the “magic-league” name is also likely to dilute the distinctive quality of Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® marks in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c) and the anti-dilution laws of numerous states.
On behalf of Wizards, we therefore demand that you immediately cease and desist from any further use of Wizards’ MAGIC: THE GATHERING® copyrights and trademarks, remove and/or remove the links to, the infringing Apprentice and Magic Workstation software and MAGIC: THE GATHERING® cards from your website, and assure us that you will make no future unauthorized use of Wizards’ intellectual property.
Please provide us with your written agreement to the above, as soon as possible and in any event within ten days. This letter does not purport to be a complete statement of the facts or the law and is without prejudice to Wizards’ legal and equitable rights.
Sincerely yours,
Che voi sappiate esiste un luogo da qualche parte nel metaverso attuale che faccia qualcosa di simile a quello che già si faceva nella prima decade del millenio?