If you want to want to really get deeper in the rabbit hole, Daybreak has a much better chance suing Rogean & Co. for P99 than Pantheon, because legally, P99 is infringing on Everquest's trademark. Rogean & Co. are smart because they are mitigating the likelihood of litigation by A.) not making money on the front end by charging us a subscription based off EQ's trademark (they're only asking for donations) B.) making it very clear the trademark is Everquest (he's technicaly giving them free marketing) and not his IP and ultimately C.) this is an old ass game man, who the fuck cares; Daybreak would lose more money in litigation fees even if they took Rogean to court...it's just not profitable. No offense to Rogean, but he's a small speck in the grand scheme of things in terms of Daybreak's balance sheet and just aren't worth their time. This is an extreme example, but you don't see Louis Vuitton taking Mr. Wang Chung to court for selling knockoffs of their handbags in the streets of NY.
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