Iron Hands Fanatic Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) So um, ah.... forgeworld named a product bundle after my homebrew Xth Legion Clan https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Clan-Brannsar-2017 It could just be someone at FW googling a Clan name and mine booping up miss-attributed as canon, but if not - holy I'm incredibly flattered. Whether this means someone's just seen a fraction of my stuff and thought it was cool, or there's a FW staff member who frequents the forum, this is amazing in it's own small way. I know it in no way makes Brannsar canon, but this is such a cool thing to happen. Thanks Forge World - for anyone who wants to know what the hell I'm babbling on about, Brannsar is my home-brew Iron Hands Clan that I've slowly been building background for over years: The Unmakers: Clan Brannsar Background Article (WIP) The Unmakers: Clan Brannsar Miniatures Log Edited December 26, 2017 by Iron Hands Fanatic Kelborn, 1ncarnadine, Noserenda and 20 others 23 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Well deserved, even if an accident! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Well deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
point_Zer0 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Well deserved!) [3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Coming soon to FW, ihf tank variants? Between this and Choom we only need to encourage something upon GW themselves now :D good show, old bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelborn Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Congrats, man! You deserve this, even if it is an accident! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0nolith Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Oh wow! This is fantastic! Congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Coming soon to FW, ihf tank variants? Between this and Choom we only need to encourage something upon GW themselves now :D good show, old bean. I thought they already put out some very similar designs to IHF's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius_Warbringer Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Congrats! I am glad to see it has made your day my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hands Fanatic Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Thanks everyone, this was a cool lil' thing to happen, especially at Christmas, considering I've been pretty inactive on here for a while Coming soon to FW, ihf tank variants? Between this and Choom we only need to encourage something upon GW themselves now good show, old bean. Haha, I wouldn't put money on it Coming soon to FW, ihf tank variants? Between this and Choom we only need to encourage something upon GW themselves now good show, old bean. I thought they already put out some very similar designs to IHF's? Not that I'm aware of? People have always said that there are folks at FW who keep an eye on my stuff, but the closest thing to that is the possibility that my idea for circuitry-design tattoos for Iron Hands Legionaries influenced the artwork of Autek Mor, which is entirely speculation Congrats! I am glad to see it has made your day my friend. Ha, I wouldn't quite put it there, but it was a pretty cool thing to happen, and totally unexpected. I'm planning on applying for a concept artist position at GW sometime in March, so this might indicate my design style is in the right direction Either way, it was a rad thing to stumble across Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastor Krieg Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Kudos to both you and FW for reading us and recognizing a great fan effort! That's a great community move that I can really appreciate.And on the other hand, the author / writer / translator in me is jarred at they way they (didn't) handle that. that they did not even ask you for permission and used your intellectual property for their marketing. That's an absolutely :cussty business move you could easily sue them for and win. You have precedence on the name, you have rights, damn their corporate souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughingman Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Likely the moment they find out, they will change the clan title, legal reasons of course, until then "internet fist bump" from fandom to Cannon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hands Fanatic Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Kudos to both you and FW for reading us and recognizing a great fan effort! That's a great community move that I can really appreciate. And on the other hand, the author / writer / translator in me is jarred at they way they (didn't) handle that. that they did not even ask you for permission and used your intellectual property for their marketing. That's an absolutely :cussty business move you could easily sue them for and win. You have precedence on the name, you have rights, damn their corporate souls. Likely the moment they find out, they will change the clan title, legal reasons of course, until then "internet fist bump" from fandom to Cannon... Oh no... I very much doubt there's any legal wrangling that could conceivably originate from this - 'brannsar' is of course just Norwegian for 'burn' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Could just be coincidence but congratz ! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 If they used your original work, doesn't that make you entitled to compensation? Kastor Krieg 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastor Krieg Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 If they used your original work, doesn't that make you entitled to compensation? ^ This. Even if this is coincidental, even if this indeed is a common Norwegian word that fits the theme, the overarching context in which it was used (40k Marines of Clan Brannsar Iron Hands) has you as having precedence. Purely legally, you have the rights to this intellectual property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Awesome stuff IHF :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) *snip* a common Norwegian word that fits the theme *snip* Brannsår is Norwegian for burn injury (literally "burn wound"). I guess FW might be in line for a burn of their own. EDIT: Could be someone from FW had seen OP's work, and then forgotten about it. Then, when trying to come up with a name, it returned without the connection being made. Edited December 28, 2017 by Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ioldanach Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It's really neat to think that GW might have some awareness of fan-created material and that they might incorporate it into the body of canon. This might be purely a coincidence, of course, but even if it is, congratulations. I would caution against listening to the nonsense about owning any rights to the name or the ludicrous thought that you might be owed compensation. Your work is derivative of GW's original work; and as has been pointed out, it's not like the name was made up. Congrats again! Aeternus 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier of Dorn Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) If they used your original work, doesn't that make you entitled to compensation? ^ This. Even if this is coincidental, even if this indeed is a common Norwegian word that fits the theme, the overarching context in which it was used (40k Marines of Clan Brannsar Iron Hands) has you as having precedence. Purely legally, you have the rights to this intellectual property. At least in the US (don't know much about international IP law, but I imagine it's largely the same in the broad strokes) a name on its own is not protected by IP law, unless it is used as a trademark to denote particular products or services of an individual or group, and he's not used it as a trademark so far as I know of, As far as I can see, the Clan Brannsar bundle bears no direct relation to IHF's masterfully creative inventions, but merely shares a name to reference products which FW and GW own the rights to in their entirety. I don't believe he has legal rights to the name, but a trademark lawyer could probably analyze such a thing more closely. I almost forgot, though! Congratulations IHF! Awesome to see that FW still keeps an eye on the community, or seems to at least. Edited December 28, 2017 by Soldier of Dorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastor Krieg Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 You're conflating two different things - trademarks and an author's rights to his IP (copyright). Of course "Iron Hand Clan Brannsar" is protected in the US [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States ]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier of Dorn Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) The name itself, though, is not IP. Like I said in my post, the only time a name can be protected under law is when it is used as a trademark, and they do not borrow from the particular ideas expressed in IHF's work and design either, merely using it in reference to their own products priorly established. That does not infringe on the copyright of his work. There's nothing in that Wikipedia article you linked to support your claim, either, so I'm honestly not sure why you linked it. Edited December 28, 2017 by Soldier of Dorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petitioner's City Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Well I wish they would acknowledge this...., your work is superlative, and this would be a nice addition to the page. Is there any mention of your name or work on the Facebook page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kijamon Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Took part in a big campaign organised online via Reddit called "The House of Cadmus". It started to falter a bit so I took it to my local group and we ran with it and finished it ourselves. A couple of years later the Imperial Knight with House Cadmus as the poster boys is released. We were delighted! I own a nice sizeable Cadmus force now cause how couldn't it? I hope it was thanks to that initial organiser that someone at GW spotted the Cadmus name, such a cool link. Hope yours is the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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