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Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days ago

'Being Proud of the Thing We Made Did Not Give Us the Right to Make It' — Dbrand Cancels Its Steam Machine Companion Cube

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'Being Proud of the Thing We Made Did Not Give Us the Right to Make It' — Dbrand Cancels Its Steam Machine Companion Cube

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Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days ago

Tech accessory company dbrand has canceled its Steam Machine Companion Cube enclosure effective immediately because it didn't ask Valve for permission to make it in the first place.

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You absolutely have the right to make it. Selling it for a profit however…
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  You don’t actually have to make a profit for it to be a trademark violation
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    Sure fine cool… but you feel me?

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