Gaming News - June 2003
Tucson, AZ (June 25, 2003) - Running with Scissors today announced
that they have won the case brought against them by the USPS.
From Running with Scissors:
Six years after the United States Postal Service (USPS) sued the makers of
the notorious videogame POSTAL and its ultra-controversial sequel, POSTAL 2,
game developer Running With Scissors has been informed by the Trademark Trial
and Appeals Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce that the USPS's opposition
case had been dismissed with prejudice.
"We're pleased with the ruling," said Vince Desi, Running With Scissors'
battle-hardened CEO, "although everyone involved knows we never should have had
to fight this frivolous lawsuit in the first place. Our game is funny. Theirs is
sick."
The case, which was brought by the USPS in 1997, was widely considered to be
a ridiculous waste of USPS funds - especially considering the fact that the game
had nothing to do with the Post Office or its employees; a fact apparently lost
on then U.S. Postmaster General/CEO Marvin Runyon.
POSTAL was banned in over ten countries and blacklisted in the USA through
the hypocritical efforts of U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Joe
Leiberman. "It's friggin ridiculous to think that every time we or one of our
fans bought a stamp, that money went directly into a campaign to put us out of
business" mused Desi.
Attorneys Jeffrey E. Jacobson and Bruce E. Colfin of New York handled the
case on behalf of Running With Scissors, battling the monolithic might of the
United States Post Office while the undaunted developer nurtured its cult
phenomena; turning it into a booming franchise. The game POSTAL 2, published by
Whiptail Interactive, has become a #1 sensation currently being sold worldwide.
Describing the USPS as a "malevolent monopoly" in its unchecked zeal to crush
his independent company, Desi concluded, "...With unlimited financial resources
comes unlimited ego. POSTAL and POSTAL 2 represent everything the USPS isn't: a
successful private enterprise that will never have to rely on an irrevocable
government contract to keep its pockets perpetually lined with cash."
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