Frankly, that's nonsense. Transparency has always been a part of this community . These are GROUP BUYS. We are INVESTING in a product that has yet to be made, some transparency is a good thing. And not saying is just going to lead to more wild and potentially harmful, speculation. (Whether or not it SHOULD be that way, it is that way.). People are working together to ensure any prior rights are respected yet this a case where, OBVIOUSLY, there are no prior rights being stepped on.
I think it's important to make the distinction that this is still in the IC phase, and that before anyone (apart from the set designer) is investing any money here it will be crystal clear what will be in the set and what will be out. We have seen a level of transparency here; I don't think the community needs to get daily updates on the correspondence. If discussions around legal issues are taking place then consider that many lawyers consider being asked to do something in a week is a rush job and so things may take a little while to be figured out.
It is a very bold claim to say that there are obviously no prior rights being stepped on when the keycap set is inspired by a game that is still in copyright. Since GMK are based in Germany there are an exciting variety of IP rights for them to navigate around. It's also possible that one or more of the keys planned looks similar to a recently filed trademark application which could have given pause.
"It is a very bold claim to say that there are obviously no prior rights being stepped on when the keycap set is inspired by a game that is still in copyrightNo, it's actually a very simple, TIMID, and objectively correct claim.
Oh jesus...You don't even know what this set is based on... There is NO "game" involved here. This set is based on the "RETROWAVE" scene,(...you know.... the name of the set...google is your friend) similar too Vaporwave, and synthwave, and if your trying to stretch, maybe the cyberpunk THEME, both of which existed LONG before, Cyberpunk the GAME and Laser.
This is BEYOND "obvious" at this point, there is NOTHING used in Retrowave, that Cyberpunk the game, and ABSOLUTELY Laser, have any claim over what so ever.
And THIS is what needs to be elaborated on. We don't want your personal conversations. We want to know why you are pulling this nonsense.
It seems like you are just trying to protect your own image at this point. You would be better off admitting you guys screwed up, and tried to stop a set for no good reason, and/or based on faulty information.
WHY was THIS set, a set that clearly doesn't step on anyone's ip, stopped?