I always wanted to snap a photo of this majestic gate between the boundary of Selangor state and Wilayah Persekutuan.
Finally got this wonder opportunity as my friend stopped by his car at the road side long enough for me to snap this memorable photo.
Blizzard has filed court documents to challenge Valve’s use of the name Dota.
The “Defense of the Ancients” name was first used in a popular mod of Warcraft III back in 2003. In late 2010, Valve announced that it was working on a sequel to the mod, despite the fact that the original game stemmed from Warcraft, a property owned by Blizzard. IceFrog, a developer of the original mod, is now a Valve employee working on Dota 2.
Blizzard announced its own project, called Blizzard DOTA, as a mod for Starcraft II around the same time. Until now it has never legally opposed Valve’s use of the same name.
In court documents unearthed by members of the NeoGAF forums, Blizzard writes that “Valve Corporation has never used the mark Dota in connection with any product or service that currently is available to the public. By attempting to register the mark Dota, Valve seeks to appropriate the more than seven years of goodwill that Blizzard has developed in the mark Dota and in its Warcraft III computer game and take for itself a name that has come to signify the product of years of time and energy expended by Blizzard and by fans of Warcraft III.”
Interestingly, Valve’s game is “Dota 2″ rather than “DOTA,” seemingly avoiding the acronym used by Blizzard. The court documents note that “it is well-known and understood among players of the DotA Mods that the DOTA Marks refer to Blizzard’s well-known characters ‘the Ancients.’” However, by not using an acronym, Valve has technically avoided referring to The Ancients at all.
Blizzard concludes that “Valve has never released, distributed, or sold any products using the mark Dota, or, for that matter, any of the Dota Marks. Valve did not coin the Dota mark and has never participated in the creation of the Dota Mods. Indeed, Valve has never released, distributed, or sold any products using any title that might conceivably be shortened to the acronym Dota. If Valve is granted registration of the Dota mark, it would obtain a prima facie exclusive right to use of its mark that would cause damage and injury to Blizzard.”
Court documents note a timeline for the legal proceedings stretching well into 2013. No release date has been announced for Blizzard DOTA or Dota 2, and it’s not clear if Blizzard’s challenge will affect the timing of either project.
Here are the view from Level 62 at Petronas Twin Tower. Picture taken using iPhone 4S.
Built in 1980, the temples stands out with its traditional chinese roofing and structure. Ten large statues of deities adorn the temple with Goddess of Mercy Kwan Yin, standing tall at the main entrance.
Definitely a must to visit!
This is a new Air-condition Walkway linking Pavillion KL with KLCC Twin Tower.
About 15 minutes of walking. But very relaxing and safe as there is security guard be place a strategic location along the walkway.
I am surprise Kedah have a nice Communication Tower in their city.
Very nice and relax town. Too bad, did not manage to stay long enough to visit the city.
This is one of a nice stop over near Sungai Perak, Perak.
Lots of nice local fresh fruits.
Here are some of nice picture capture during Chinese New Year 2012 celebration.
God of Prosperity in Town! New Year Celebration in Pavilion KL.
New Year Celebration in Bintang Megamall.
New Year Celebration at 1Borneo, Sabah.
Nice Seafood in down town KK….don’t miss it!
