A while back, LucasFilm sent a cease-and-desist letter to the makers of the crazy-powerful Spyder III Arctic laser because they felt that it resembled lightsabres too much. They have retracted that letter in an amusing way.
Basically LucasFilm’s lawyers sent another letter explaining that they’ll retract the cease-and-desist as long as the laser products are clearly labelled with a disclaimer that there is no association between Pro Arctic and LucasFilm. The part that makes me chuckle is that this decision was apparently made because “the media and public has come to realise that Lucasfilm would never endorse or licence a highly dangerous product such as your Arctic Pro Laser.” [HotHardware via SlashGear]
Death Duck
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 10:58 AMI hear that the terms also state that you’re not allowed to wave it around and make the “whummmm whummmm” sound with your mouth
Darth Vader
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 11:43 AMI have altered the cease-and-desist. Pray that I do not alter it further!
restekpah
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 12:21 PMwell played Sir
Stephen Earp
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 1:15 PMSeconded.
Darth James
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 1:26 PMLucas, your powers are weak old man!
Tom
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 6:10 PMI hear that this laser is in fact only a prototype, and that the company has taken orders for said laser with only a handful actually bueing built. They are now rushing to build them or? It was all a scam to rake in peoples money?
Has anyone received a order for this laser cause it’s been over a mth and I haven’t, every time they send emails out it’s always oh yer working working on it or there are delays…well why keep taking orders then?
Yoda
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 6:25 PMMake no association you will, hhmmmmmmm.
Paul
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 8:57 PMI haz ur C&D but I lazer-sabre’d it.
Christopher
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 1:47 AMSo… is the laser available in both Jedi and Sith colours? Blue, Green, Purple & Red?