pps Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Maybe I am feeling important now. Or I am not and Atari are 'Nuts' Do you remember the Letter I send them? That Letter was about PPS and not me. When I open my Mail I have their apologizes to me. I thought and thought and then read it carefully and they were talking and translating PPS one. What this is revolting is that they aren't writing nor reading anything. It seems that an automatic Program detects and send hundreds or thousands of Letters with the same 'building sh... blah, blah,...' Probably this is what PPS received, or wasn't PPS and they (their automatic Program) thought I was PPS. Here's their Letter: "Dear Jose, Recently Atari, Inc. sent a notice to your domain to remove certain downloadable content. Further examination has revealed that your domain's content is not of an infringing nature. Atari sincerely apologizes for disrupting your website and values the relationship it has with its fans in the 8-bit community. Thank you, Atari Legal" Then they show PPS and my Post. Why I still think that's not the case to be happy Hi, PPS, remember that I wrote to them... They send me this answer some time ago that I posted here... They sure thought I was you Greets. José Pereita. Oh, thank you. That message I missed some what. Intresting answer. Why first shooting and then researching - demolition of a brands name is going fast doing that way imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 ...Why first shooting and then researching - demolition of a brands name is going fast doing that way imho. No evidence of research, just reacting to negative stimuli. Just think of lawyers like cockroaches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Just think of lawyers like cockroaches... Dude.. That's uncalled for and a gross generalization that shows you really don't understand their value in society.. Cockroaches provide a valuable service clearing away detritus, and it's possible that they can be used to fight disease... Please don't compare them to lawyers.. desiv 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Just think of lawyers like cockroaches... Dude.. That's uncalled for and a gross generalization that shows you really don't understand their value in society.. Cockroaches provide a valuable service clearing away detritus, and it's possible that they can be used to fight disease... Please don't compare them to lawyers.. desiv Didn't see that coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Maybe we should think of them as Dung Beetles. Both eat sh!t and die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Maybe we should think of them as Dung Beetles. Both eat sh!t and die. Lawyers produce more than they consume, though. Plus, they spread it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Joe Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 This conversation is inclining toward the immature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This conversation is inclining toward the immature. yeah... and it was't the fact that we all still play video games that tipped you off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_boy Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 The developer of "Alien Space Retro" for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad has received a similar letter from Atari. Thread on TouchArcade forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 That'd be worthy of keeping an eye on. As stated in a recent issue of RetroGamer, Apple actually checks and remove apps that are found to violate the IP rights of others if they receive a valid complaint. So if it stays up, that would be a good indicator of Atari's random thrashing at anything loosely associated with "old Atari" properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 That'd be worthy of keeping an eye on. As stated in a recent issue of RetroGamer, Apple actually checks and remove apps that are found to violate the IP rights of others if they receive a valid complaint. So if it stays up, that would be a good indicator of Atari's random thrashing at anything loosely associated with "old Atari" properties. Don't know if this is right... But something like sell out soul to the devil... Call themm and have their Atari publicity/Adds in our work, in our sites,... But on the other hand get a way that Atari also have a publicity of all us Retro guys... We are part of the community and thay need community... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconPunch Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Pretty funny coming from a company founded on copyright infringement (pong anyone?). Not to mention the Nintendo-gate scandal.... f*ckers... Edited September 22, 2011 by FalconPunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 seem they don't even check what site they are having a go at http://www.asteroids.co.uk/atari http://www.asteroids.co.uk What are they going to call themselves near earth flying object that might be a danger to earth even the guys who would be supportive are getting attacked http://gamepolitics.com/2011/08/23/atari-lawyers-take-aim-retro-community-developers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 seem they don't even check what site they are having a go at http://www.asteroids.co.uk/atari http://www.asteroids.co.uk What are they going to call themselves near earth flying object that might be a danger to earth even the guys who would be supportive are getting attacked http://gamepolitics....nity-developers If you back earlier in this thread, The UK site used to have a playable version of Asteroids on their site. They changed it after getting caught. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/186151-ive-got-email-from-atari-today/page__view__findpost__p__2362648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry_m Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Now Atari is threatening a game called "PongVaders", probably for their "Pong" trademark. But the author made a game mocking Atari's lawyers: http://www.auntiepixelante.com/simlaw/ There's a video of the PongVaders game here: http://tinyurl.com/4xlnszp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 These practices are hurting Atari more than helping, most people have bought Atari's current batch of offerings in the software world in part because of the active Atari retro community and their caring support of the classic Atari. The retro gaming community has always actively promoted their offering, in fact I would not have most of the Atari branded pc software and nintendo Atari branded software had it not been for someone in the retro gaming community telling me about it. Atari could advertise with and help the people who have done them the best advertising of all, word of mouth. This group of people have helped to keep the name and reputation of Atari alive, in fact without some of the careful preservation efforts no one would have an idea what the games looked like, how they played or were even about. They are in many cases the only source for base line material to re introduce or make/remake games Atari now sells/licences/brands on the newer machines. If it were not for the old machines and the homebrew/hobbiests I would not be buying what I have for the Nintendo or my Windows based machines. The old machine offering have not hurt the new offerings it has driven me to purchase the new and re introduced products on the new machines. Atari is about to lose me after and I have been with them since 1978 thru all the transitions and changes. Do they not realize what this is going to cost them? Everybody should call and complain to every Atari phone number and write to every available address about this. Fill the mailboxes digital and physical, fill the voice mail channels for every level of the company, be it marketing, sales, financial, of legal. I have started and here is your first telephone number to get you started! Atari New York telephone 212-726-6500 please post all addresses and numbers and get this info out to everyone, the number of people getting bullied and pushed out is growing, the only way to keep Atari from destroying itself is if the community once again steps in and straightens this out. Point them in the correct direction. This protest will be effective and needs to be spread to all the online communities. If we do nothing most retro sites will be gones and Atari itself is in financially shakey grounds. Only the lawyers appear to be making money as the company is bleading dry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Atari online sales 800-310-2850 Atari Los Angeles (212)726-6900 Atari New York 212-726-6500 Atari Inc. 1640 South Sepulveda Boulevard #300 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Atari Inc. 417 5th Ave # 7 New York, NY 10016-2204 Edited October 14, 2011 by _The Doctor__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Can you get me the Atari adress (E-mail?) here in Portugal (it is, or was, one of the eleven or twelve countries where it was present)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Atari Corporate and Financial Communication 78 rue Taitbout - 75009 Paris - France Atari Shareholders services 78 rue Taitbout - 75009 Paris - France Tel: +33 (0)800 814 850 Jim Wilson Chief Executive Officer Owais Farooqui Senior Vice President, Publishing Lee Jacobson Senior Vice President, Licensing & Distribution Rob Mattes Chief Financial Officer Kristen Keller Senior Vice President, General Counsel Maria Pacheco Vice President, Marketing Alexandra Fichelson General Secretary, investor relations +33 (0) 4 26 68 93 59 Frank Dangeard Chairman, Independent Director Tom Virden Independant Director Media relations Marie Ein - Alexis Breton +33 (0) 1 53 65 68 68 atari@calyptus.net 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Atari Corporate and Financial Communication 78 rue Taitbout - 75009 Paris - France Atari Shareholders services 78 rue Taitbout - 75009 Paris - France Tel: +33 (0)800 814 850 Jim Wilson Chief Executive Officer Owais Farooqui Senior Vice President, Publishing Lee Jacobson Senior Vice President, Licensing & Distribution Rob Mattes Chief Financial Officer Kristen Keller Senior Vice President, General Counsel Maria Pacheco Vice President, Marketing Alexandra Fichelson General Secretary, investor relations +33 (0) 4 26 68 93 59 Frank Dangeard Chairman, Independent Director Tom Virden Independant Director Media relations Marie Ein - Alexis Breton +33 (0) 1 53 65 68 68 atari@calyptus.net Not a single guy or adress from Portugal? I can't even find them on the Phone Books nor in Web... Edited October 14, 2011 by José Pereira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) okay now lets go global, this is all they have taken over and everywhere the got a cubicle Infogrames Entertainment 1 Place Verrazzano 69252 Lyon Cedex 09 France Tel: +33 (0)4 37 64 30 00 Fax: +33 (0)4 37 64 30 01 Corporate and Financial Communications (only) Cécile Sornay Tel: +33 (0)4 37 64 30 00 North America Headquarters Atari, Inc. 417 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10016 North America Technical/Customer Support Online: http://www.ina-support.com/ Corporate Communications Ryan Barr Financial Communications us.ir@atari.com Product PR us.pr@atari.com Other Offices Atari, Inc. (Humongous Entertainment) 3835 Monte Villa Parkway Bothell, WA 98021 North America Atari, Inc. 613 Tasman Drive Suite B Sunnyvale, CA 94089 North America South America Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia Atari do Brasil Ltda. Rua Tabapuã, 817/821 cj. 56 Zip code: 04533-013 São Paulo Brasil Product PRGlauco Bueno Jaão Gabriel Albani Europe Atari UK Landmark House Hammersmith Bridge Road Londres W6 9EJ UK Tel: +44 (0)208 222 97 00 Head of UK PR Lee Kirton PR Executive Andrew Parsons Non specialist press/regional/lifestyle agency – Indigo Pearl Waseem El Tanahi Caroline Miller Customer Services Helpline/Support Atari France 26, Bd Malesherbes 75008 Paris Contact our Mass Market PR department fr.servicepresse@atari.com Technical/Customer Support fr.support@atari.com Atari Germany Hanauer Landstrasse 184 60314 Frankfurt am Main Germany Atari Benelux (Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg) Flight Forum 883 NL-5657 BV Eindhoven Holland Product PR Wouter Van Vugt +31 40 23 93 576 Atari Ibérica Spain Atari Ibérica Distribución, S.A. Cañada Real de las Merinas, 3, planta 5ª Nudo Eisenhower, Ed. 4, 28042-Madrid Spain Centralita +34 91 329 42 35 Soporte Técnico / Consultas stecnico@atari.com +34 91 747 03 15 Jefa de Prensa/PR Aída Guerra Saiz +34 91 329 87 71 Atari Ibérica Portugal 271/444 Beloura Office Park Edificio 6 Piso 1 Sintra Portugal Product PR Joana Teixeira +35 121 00 29 226 Atari Italy Viale Italia 82 - 20020 Lainate (MI) Italy Product PR Rosaria Fusco +39 02 937671 Atari Nordic (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland) Gunnebogatan 32 163 53 Spånga Sweden Product PR Niklas Arnell +46 8 564 737 00 Frans Mittermayer +46 8 564 737 00 Nikke Lindner +46 8 564 737 00 Jenni Sten +46 8 564 737 00 Atari Greece 8 Makariou & 73 Panagouli 15343 Ag. Paraskevi Athens Greece Product PRVagellis Karvounis +30 1 0 601 88 01 Switzerland Gamecity Kanzleistrasse 120 Zurich CH-8004 Switzerland Product PR Tino Pivetta +41 1 298 20 90 Simon Stratton Middle-East Atari Israël 21 Atir Yeda St. Central Park 2000 Kefar Saba 44641 Israël Tel: 972-9-7679-777 Fax: 972-9-7679-947 Product PR Carol Hamias Australia and Asia Pacific Atari Asia Pacific 32 Bowden St Alexandria Australia, 2019 Tel: +61 (0) 2 8303 6800 Fax: +61 (0) 2 8303 6830 Product PR Simon Slee Chris Eade Atari Melbourne House Level 11, 14 Queens Road, Melbourne, Australia, 3004 Atari Japan Ebisu Prime Square City 2F, 1-1-7 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. 150-0012 Japan Tel: +81(0)3 5766 1011 Fax: +81 (0)3 3486 0066 Atari Korea 135-270, 2Floor Hanuchae Bldg, 552-9 Dogock-dong, Gannam-gu Seoul 135-270 Korea (Republic of) Tel: +822 545 4555 Fax: +822 555 0912 Product PRScott Millard Sean Kim Atari Singapore 15-B Circular Road 049371, Singapore Tel: +65 6538 9700 Fax: +65 6538 5788 Product PR Jessie Ng Atari Taiwan Room1521, 13F 144 Ming Chuan E. Rd. Sec.3 Taipei Taiwan Tel: +886 2 2717 0777 Fax: +886 2 2545 6060 Product PR James Chi Grace Yuan Simon Slee Edited October 14, 2011 by _The Doctor__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Great now I have their adress here. It's near Lisbon, 25/30Kms or soo from my house. Edited October 14, 2011 by José Pereira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 To take this thread to an end: Finally I got another email today. Dear Ralf, I hope this message reaches you well. We would like to apologize for the letter sent to you in August regarding some of the content on your site. We quickly realized that your site’s content was not problematic and sought to resolve the matter with you. However, another person responded to us, pasting into his message the notice which we had sent. We mistakenly sent our apology to him and we believed the situation was resolved. But recently we learned that our apology may not have ever reached you. Again, we apologize for the confusion and miscommunication. Thank you very much for your continued interest in Atari. Sincerely, Jeff Stewart Attorney Atari, Inc. 417 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 212.726.6500 Seems, that my email never reached or has been taken into English. But now it´s clear, that programming for our little machine and giving it to the public still stays legal. I´m happy for that. Thank you all for the help and support - now let´s go back to your 8Bit desk and start coding again Mod please close this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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