News Room Contributor  Posts: 1863 Joined: 19 Aug 2006     | |
On the Record  Posts: 5484 Joined: 13 Aug 2008     | Wait, I thought it WAS parody. Doesn't it not violate Twitter's terms of service then? |
Copy Clerk Posts: 61 Joined: 14 Jul 2008    | Copyright violations?. Has Epic patented CliffyB's stupidity?. No need, Mark!. Nobody else can match CliffyB there! |
BANNED  Posts: 1266 Joined: 19 Dec 2008     | Well what if his name really was Cliff Bleszinksi huh. Not like they can frakking copyright a persons name. He should legally change it to that then open another one just to piss them off. User was banned for: Soldier rushes to defend post in pink boxers. (Permanent) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 490 Joined: 23 Nov 2007   | Huh. So satirical CliffyB is indistinguishable from real CliffyB. How about that. |
News Room Contributor Posts: 1863 Joined: 19 Aug 2006 |
Unless their real names were Cliffy B, there was enough evidence of them trying to replicate the famous Cliffy B that it could fall under impersonation, even if their posts were more humorous than realistic. |
Muckraker  Posts: 341 Joined: 15 Jul 2008    | hah, epic games protecting their prised posession xD dont dis the B |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4150 Joined: 6 Sep 2008    | ...Except it obviously WAS Parody. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1075 Joined: 25 Feb 2008   | So either Epic is admitting they don't have any humor at all or that Cliff realy acts like that all the time. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2381 Joined: 6 Mar 2008  | |
On the Record  Posts: 5721 Joined: 9 Jul 2008   |
QFT Anyway, I'm thinking that for it to have been parody, there would have had to be some distinction, so the casual glance can tell you. FakeCliffy B, for example, can have him being satirical while still letting you know he isn't Cliffy B. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 783 Joined: 27 Aug 2008   | "My guy in Home isn't nearly buff enough, and I can't kill anything. Home sucks." Oh man, I'm dying here... |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 357 Joined: 28 Aug 2008   |
This is awesome. I wish I could have seen it in action. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1438 Joined: 15 May 2008    |
Can't patented stuff like that. Cliffy B really needs to go into medical research. I wanna know how he can kiss his own arse like that and still look sexy. I gotta admit, if he didn't open his mouth so much, he'd be a lot more attractive. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 600 Joined: 25 Dec 2008  | that's pretty hilarious haha |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4899 Joined: 10 Jan 2009  | Ummm... Seems like parody to me. Maybe they weren't being silly enough? |
Beat Writer  Posts: 191 Joined: 9 Apr 2009   | Yeah I dont get how they managed to get his name changed. I didn't realize they owned his name. Cliff Smith will wake up one morning and realized he's been sued for his name by Epic... |
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"Cliffy B" Poser Stopped on Twitter
A fake Twitter account impersonating game designer Cliff Bleszinski has been renamed at Epic's request.
"FakeCliffy_B", as he is now known as, became internet famous for his parodying of Gears of War designer and gaming playboy Cliff "Cliffy B" Bleszinksi on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Twitter, which limits posts to less than 140 characters, allows users to blog small updates.
"Cliffy B" made a name for himself by updating his page with satirical comments on the games industry. One loving comment on Sony's Home read, "My guy in Home isn't nearly buff enough, and I can't kill anything. Home sucks."
Epic discovered the page, which is run by two anonymous individuals, notified Twitter and had the page renamed and the old one locked due to "allegations of copyright violations."
A Twitter representative explained, "Impersonation is against our terms of service unless it's parody."
For more entertaining Tweets, hit the Escapist homepage and follow the staff's activities on the Watercooler.
Source: Kotaku
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