I’m fairly certain that if dbrand had asked first, they would’ve been able to reach an agreement with Valve.
That being said, the way they went about it basically made it guaranteed that Valve would refuse and never change their mind, since allowing it would signal that others can use Valve’s IP to develop a product without authorization and then use public interest to pressure Valve in allowing the use.
I’m convinced that Valve must have been waiting for contact from dbrand. Valve probably already decided what their terms would be, but needed dbrand to contact them and not the other way around. Since dbrand failed to do that, they had no choice but to send a C&D.
I’m fairly certain that if dbrand had asked first, they would’ve been able to reach an agreement with Valve.
That being said, the way they went about it basically made it guaranteed that Valve would refuse and never change their mind, since allowing it would signal that others can use Valve’s IP to develop a product without authorization and then use public interest to pressure Valve in allowing the use.
I’m convinced that Valve must have been waiting for contact from dbrand. Valve probably already decided what their terms would be, but needed dbrand to contact them and not the other way around. Since dbrand failed to do that, they had no choice but to send a C&D.