Tris Update
Michael (Admin) | Aug 25, 2008 Games, Updates
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading ...Looks like I picked the wrong time to review Tris! Noah Witherspoon, Tris’ creator, pointed me to his blog where he explains why the game will soon be disappearing from the App Store:
Well — I’ve received notice from Apple that they’ve been contacted by The Tetris® Company about Tris. That, I’m afraid, is essentially game over. Do they have a case? No. Not really. I am convinced that if it went to court, the “copyright” claim would get thrown out completely. The trademark, perhaps not — but if I changed the name, to e.g. “Trys”, that would be much harder for them to argue.
The trouble is, I’m a college student, and not an affluent one, and I simply do not have the time, energy, or resources to fight this battle right now. There’s a point at which I am willing to give up and be practical, to let the world have its way with that ever-mistreated little ideal of “principle”. Thus, it’s with great sadness that I must announce that I’ll be pulling Tris from the App Store on Wednesday, August 27th, to remain in Apple’s systems but publicly unavailable until I work out a solution to this.
That blows! If you’re reading this and you have the ability to help Noah out with legal counsel or something that might help him fight The Man, let him know through his blog, Two Finger Play.
Otherwise, INSTALL TRIS WHILE YOU STILL CAN! It won’t be there for long. :mad:
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