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[DanielVT]

I was looking through my BF3 trophy list, and I noticed that my "Jaws" trophy no longer looks like this:

It now looks like a shark's fin swimming in water! Why on earth would they change the image on a trophy??? That makes no sense!

Anyone who has installed the update should see what I am talking about!

[Deth]

Maybe Spielberg complained that the old image looks a lot like the shark on the cover of 'Jaws'? That's my only guess.

[Wade_VC]

Maybe Spielberg complained that the old image looks a lot like the shark on the cover of 'Jaws'? That's my only guess.

Funny enough, I was thinking the same thing.

[Mattas]

I noticed that, got to be the first time iv seen a trophy image be changed in a patch.

[ShadowGandalf]

It's not the first time trophy images have changed... echochrome changed ALL 10 of it's trophies. They used to all be of the mannequin holding a bronze silver or gold trophy, you know, similar to Fallout 3's platinum image. But look at them now... http://psnprofiles.c...s/Echochrome...

I don't know what the old B3 Jaws trophy looked like, but if it looked something like the film DVD cover, there might've been copyright issues. Seems a bit silly to me. It's only a little trophy image.

[TehCro]

Is that a big deal...?

[Sparky]

Maybe Spielberg complained that the old image looks a lot like the shark on the cover of 'Jaws'? That's my only guess.

Spielberg plays battlefield 3

[Deth]

Spielberg plays battlefield 3

I'd like to see another explanation

[A12621A]

I don't know what the old B3 Jaws trophy looked like, but if it looked something like the film DVD cover, there might've been copyright issues. Seems a bit silly to me. It's only a little trophy image.

It looked pretty much exactly like this. So LoL!

[DanielVT]

It looked pretty much exactly like this. So LoL!

Yes, that was exactly what it looked like! I think it is crazy.....you should not be able to copyright an image of a shark! It's really silly and trivial. I cannot believe that they had to switch the image, the old one was so much cooler!!!

[Kirbz]

this one looks better in my opinion.

[eburkulosis]

That's crazy, and probably unprecedented. I LOL'd

[BeautifulTorment]

Yes, that was exactly what it looked like! I think it is crazy.....you should not be able to copyright an image of a shark! It's really silly and trivial. I cannot believe that they had to switch the image, the old one was so much cooler!!!

I think it was probably more due to the fact that the word "Jaws" was paired up with the exact same image they used in the cover, rather than just the shark image by itself. Either way, this situation only makes me think less of the company involved with the movie Jaws, what a petty move to make if this change was indeed related to copyright infringement.

[DanielVT]

I think it was probably more due to the fact that the word "Jaws" was paired up with the exact same image they used in the cover, rather than just the shark image by itself. Either way, this situation only makes me think less of the company involved with the movie Jaws, what a petty move to make if this change was indeed related to copyright infringement.

Agreed! It is quite petty....I don't think I ever want to see the actual movie (or its sequels) do to this crap!!!

[Wade_VC]

what a petty move to make if this change was indeed related to copyright infringement.

Although I agree, think about this: JAWS (the movie) made approximately 3 billion dollars, the merchandising based on that one image alone made in excess of 11 billion dollars. It is just business.

[BeautifulTorment]

Although I agree, think about this: JAWS (the movie) made approximately 3 billion dollars, the merchandising based on that one image alone made in excess of 11 billion dollars. It is just business.

BF3 isn't making any profit off that image though. So its not like the producers of Jaws are missing out on any potential cash flow.

[Wade_VC]

BF3 isn't making any profit off that image though. So its not like the producers of Jaws are missing out on any potential cash flow.

It doesn't matter, it's called Copyright. Agree with it or not, there are laws against using copyrighted images without permission. For you, me or anyone else it may be no big deal, but for a Big Business like EA/DICE to try and get away with it is just stupid, especially as how they would throw a fleet of attorney's at anyone who used their copyrighted images and are making money off it (directly or indirectly).

As I stated, silly, yes, but it is the law.

[skidmarkgn]

Agreed! It is quite petty....I don't think I ever want to see the actual movie (or its sequels) do to this crap!!!

Don't deny yourself one of the greatest movies ever made over something as trivial as a trophy image. Just boycott #'s 3 and 4 so you can still feel good or whatever. One of the greatest scenes EVER filmed (come to think of it I'm gonna start a thread about great scene's now, lol) is in the movie Jaws and it's borderline criminal to deny it to yourself.

[DanielVT]

Don't deny yourself one of the greatest movies ever made over something as trivial as a trophy image. Just boycott #'s 3 and 4 so you can still feel good or whatever. One of the greatest scenes EVER filmed (come to think of it I'm gonna start a thread about great scene's now, lol) is in the movie Jaws and it's borderline criminal to deny it to yourself.

Okay fine, you are right, I may have overreacted, but still the whole situation ticks me off! Thanks for the readjustment of perspective!

[skidmarkgn]

Okay fine, you are right, I may have overreacted, but still the whole situation ticks me off! Thanks for the readjustment of perspective!

No problem... NOW GO WATCH THE DAMN MOVIE!!!!!!!